---
title:      "K3D"
ring:       trial
quadrant:   tools
tags:       [devops]
---

[k3d](https://k3d.io/) is a lightweight wrapper to run [k3s](https://k3s.io) (Rancher Lab’s minimal Kubernetes distribution) in Docker. It is a very useful tool to create Kubernetes-native development environments or use it as a sandbox to test out things locally.