improve KIND performance on single node clusters | leader-elect=false | proxy-refresh-interval=70000
Author: dimetronCreated Oct 25, 2021Updated Sep 1, 2026
Labelskind/featurehelp wanted
In below CNCF Minikube video few items mentioned as performance improvements in Minikube over KIND Improving the Performance of Your Kubernetes Cluster - Priya Wadhwa, Google
Both Minikube and KIND can run as Docker mode, minikube is using same kindnet as well but additionally it disable leader election and reduce api server pooling
++ etc --proxy-refresh-interval=70000
++ kube-scheduler, kube-controller-manager --leader-elect=false
Q: Is this bring any benefits for KIND as defaults Maybe something we should mention as recommended extension for a single node cluster ?
Source: kubernetes-sigs/kind