# Microk8s 1.12 stable release!

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-1-12-stable-release/3036>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [October 5, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-1-12-stable-release/3036 "2018-10-05T16:17:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kjackal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/kjackal/32/1750_2.png) [@kjackal](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/kjackal)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-1-12-stable-release/3036/1 "2018-10-05T16:17:43Z")

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Microk8s is a kubernetes cluster delivered as a single snap package, and can be installed on any Linux distribution supported by snaps ([https://snapcraft.io/](https://snapcraft.io/)). Microk8s is small and simple to install, and is a great way to stand up a cluster quickly for development and testing.

Install microk8s and follow the latest stable upstream release:

```auto

snap install microk8s --classic

```

Alternatively, set the `channel` to install a specific upstream release series:

```auto

snap install microk8s --classic --channel=1.12/stable

```

Release Changelog

- Stable releases of 1.10, 1.11, 1.12
- Private registry addon (`microk8s.enable registry`)
- GPU addon (`microk8s.enable gpu`)
- Istio v1.0.0 addon (`microk8s.enable istio`)
- Metrics server (`microk8s.enable metrics-server`)
- Inspect command for deployment troubleshooting (`microk8s.inspect`)
- CNI updated to v0.7.1
- Bug fixes:
  - Ship socat in the snap
  - Metrics for pods are now available in the grafana dashboard addon
  - ZFS utilities are now shipped with the snap
  - `microk8s.reset` will now remove all resources

For more information on microk8s, or to contribute to the project, check out the repo at [https://github.com/ubuntu/microk8s](https://github.com/juju-solutions/microk8s), or chat with us on the Kubernetes Slack ([http://slack.k8s.io](http://slack.k8s.io)), in the #microk8s channel!

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**Author:** ![sabdfl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/sabdfl/32/1561_2.png) [@sabdfl](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/sabdfl)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-1-12-stable-release/3036/2 "2018-10-05T20:05:45Z")

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Might also be worth pointing to docs at [microk8s.io](https://microk8s.io/)