# Core DNS in minikube

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/core-dns-in-minikube/34075>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** minikube, coredns, network\
**Created:** [January 26, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/core-dns-in-minikube/34075 "2026-01-26T19:12:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/core-dns-in-minikube/34075/1 "2026-01-26T19:12:01Z")

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The problem is that if I specify imagePullPolicy: Always in the manifest and run Minikube without internet access, the DNS server crashes and can’t resolve names. For example,

docker@minikube:~$ ping [google.com](http://google.com) ping: [google.com](http://google.com): Temporary failure in name resolution docker@minikube:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 192.168.49.1  
Well, when I turn on the internet, I tried rebooting the pod and deployment with DNS, but nothing helps. Only rebooting the cluster helps.