I'm looking to see if it's currently possible to run Kubernetes locally on a 2020 M1 MacBook air.

The environment I need is relatively simple, just for going through some tutorials. As an example, this [operator-sdk guide](https://sdk.operatorframework.io/docs/building-operators/golang/tutorial/).

So far I've tried `microk8s` and `minikube`, as they're tools I've used before on other machines.

For both of these, I've installed them using `brew` after opening the terminal app "with Rosetta 2"
(i.e like [this](https://doesitarm.com/app/homebrew/benchmarks/#rU-fa0sbCGs)). My progress is then:

**Minikube**

When I run `minikube start --driver=docker` (having installed the [tech preview of Docker Desktop for M1](https://www.docker.com/blog/download-and-try-the-tech-preview-of-docker-desktop-for-m1/)), an initialization error occurs. It seems to me that this is being tracked here <https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/9224>.

**Microk8s**

`microk8s install` asks to install `multipass`, which then errors with `An error occurred with the instance when trying to start with 'multipass': returned exit code 2. Ensure that 'multipass' is setup correctly and try again.`. Multipass shows a `microk8s-vm` stuck in starting. I think this may relate to this issue <https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/1857>.

I'm aware I'd probably be better chasing up those issues for help on these particular errors. What would be great is any general advice on if it's currently possible/advisable to setup a basic Kubernetes env for playing with on an M1 mac. I'm not experienced with the underlying technologies here, so any additional context is welcome. :)

If anyone has suggestions for practising Kubernetes, alternative to setting up a local cluster, I'd also appreciate them. Thanks!