Chapter 2. Installation
2.1. Minimum system requirements
Red Hat OpenShift Local has the following minimum hardware and operating system requirements.
2.1.1. Hardware requirements
Red Hat OpenShift Local is supported on AMD64, Intel 64, and Apple Silicon architectures. Red Hat OpenShift Local does not support nested virtualization.
Depending on the desired container runtime, Red Hat OpenShift Local requires the following system resources:
2.1.1.1. For OpenShift Container Platform
- 4 physical CPU cores
- 9 GB of free memory
- 35 GB of storage space
The OpenShift Container Platform cluster requires these minimum resources to run in the Red Hat OpenShift Local instance. Some workloads may require more resources. To assign more resources to the Red Hat OpenShift Local instance, see Configuring the instance.
2.1.1.2. For the Podman container runtime
- 2 physical CPU cores
- 2 GB of free memory
- 35 GB of storage space
2.1.2. Operating system requirements
Red Hat OpenShift Local requires the following minimum version of a supported operating system:
2.1.2.1. Microsoft Windows
- On Microsoft Windows, Red Hat OpenShift Local requires the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) or later. Red Hat OpenShift Local does not work on earlier versions of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition is not supported.
2.1.2.2. macOS
- On macOS, Red Hat OpenShift Local requires macOS 11 Big Sur or later. Red Hat OpenShift Local does not work on earlier versions of macOS.
2.1.2.3. Linux
- Red Hat provides support for Red Hat OpenShift Local on the two latest minor releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS 8 or 9, and the two latest stable releases of Fedora.
- When using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the machine running Red Hat OpenShift Local must be registered with the Red Hat Customer Portal.
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or later and Debian 10 or later are not supported and may require manual set up of the host machine.
- See Required software packages to install the required packages for your Linux distribution.
2.2. Required software packages for Linux
Red Hat OpenShift Local requires the libvirt
and NetworkManager
packages to run on Linux. Consult the following table to find the command used to install these packages for your Linux distribution:
Linux Distribution | Installation command |
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Fedora |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS |
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Debian/Ubuntu |
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2.3. Installing Red Hat OpenShift Local
Red Hat OpenShift Local is available as a portable executable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. On Microsoft Windows and macOS, Red Hat OpenShift Local is available using a guided installer.
Prerequisites
- Your host machine must meet the minimum system requirements. For more information, see Minimum system requirements.
Procedure
- Download the latest release of Red Hat OpenShift Local for your platform.
- On Microsoft Windows, extract the contents of the archive.
On macOS or Microsoft Windows, run the guided installer and follow the instructions.
NoteOn Microsoft Windows, you must install Red Hat OpenShift Local to your local C:\ drive. You cannot run Red Hat OpenShift Local from a network drive.
On Red Hat Enterprise Linux, assuming the archive is in the ~/Downloads directory, follow these steps:
Extract the contents of the archive:
$ cd ~/Downloads $ tar xvf crc-linux-amd64.tar.xz
Create the ~/bin directory if it does not exist and copy the
crc
executable to it:$ mkdir -p ~/bin $ cp ~/Downloads/crc-linux-*-amd64/crc ~/bin
Add the ~/bin directory to your
$PATH
:$ export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin $ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
2.4. About usage data collection
Red Hat OpenShift Local prompts you before use for optional, anonymous usage data collection to assist with development. No personally identifiable information is collected. Consent for usage data collection can be granted or revoked by you at any time.
Additional resources
- For more information about collected data, see the Red Hat Telemetry data collection notice.
- To grant or revoke consent for usage data collection, see Configuring usage data collection.
2.5. Configuring usage data collection
Consent for usage data collection can be granted or revoked by you at any time using the following configuration commands.
Changes to telemetry consent do not modify a running instance. The change will take effect next time you run the crc start
command.
Procedure
To manually enable telemetry, run the following command:
$ crc config set consent-telemetry yes
To manually disable telemetry, run the following command:
$ crc config set consent-telemetry no
Additional resources
- For more information about the collected data, see the Red Hat Telemetry data collection notice.
2.6. Upgrading Red Hat OpenShift Local
Newer versions of the Red Hat OpenShift Local executable require manual set up to prevent potential incompatibilities with earlier versions.
Procedure
- Download the latest release of Red Hat OpenShift Local.
Delete the existing Red Hat OpenShift Local instance:
$ crc delete
WarningThe
crc delete
command results in the loss of data stored in the Red Hat OpenShift Local instance. Save any desired information stored in the instance before running this command.Replace the earlier
crc
executable with the executable of the latest release. Verify that the newcrc
executable is in use by checking its version:$ crc version
Set up the new Red Hat OpenShift Local release:
$ crc setup
Start the new Red Hat OpenShift Local instance:
$ crc start