# MicroK8s v1.21 released!

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-v1-21-released/15476>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** microk8s\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-v1-21-released/15476 "2021-04-09T15:04:41Z")\
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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:** [April 9, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-v1-21-released/15476/1 "2021-04-09T15:04:41Z")

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[MicroK8s](https://microk8s.io/) is a Kubernetes cluster delivered as a single snap package - it can be installed on any Linux distribution which supports [snaps](https://snapcraft.io/), as well as macOS and Windows 10. With a quick install, easy upgrades, and great security MicroK8s is perfect for micro clouds and edge computing. Try it on your laptop!

```auto

snap install microk8s --classic --channel=1.21/stable

```

Most important updates since the last release:

- Kubernetes core services
  - Kubernetes v1.21!
  - Major stability and performance dqlite fixes
  - Kubelite, single go binary for all Kubernetes services
  - Containerd updated to v1.4.4, thanks [@tbertenshaw](https://github.com/tbertenshaw)
  - CNI plugins updated to v0.8.7, thanks [@angelnu](https://github.com/angelnu)

- Storage support for multi-node clusters
  - New OpenEBS addon, try it with `microk8s enable openebs`, courtesy of [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua)
  - CSI storage plugins improved support

- New OpenFaaS addon courtesy of [@LucasRoesler](https://github.com/LucasRoesler). Try it with `microk8s enable openfaas`
- Addon updates:
  - GPU support is now offered via the NVidia operator, make sure you checkout the [known issues](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/gpu-operator/release-notes.html#operator-known-limitations).
  - Linkerd updated to v2.9.4. Thank you [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua)
  - CoreDNS updated to v1.8.0. Thank you [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua)
  - KEDA updated to v2.1.0. Thank you [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua)
  - Jaeger updated to v1.21.3. Thank you [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua)
  - Prometheus updated to v0.7.0. Thank you [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua) and [@tbertenshaw](https://github.com/tbertenshaw)
  - Ingress updated to v0.44.0. Thank you [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua)
  - Fluentd updated to v3.1.0. Thank you [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua)
  - Knative updated to v0.21
  - Helm upgraded to 3.5.0

- Usability improvements
  - Joining nodes will now verify the peer they contact before forming the cluster
  - `microk8s kubectl apply -f ` now works with local files on Windows and MacOS

- Other noteworthy enhancements
  - Inspection script detects vxlan.calico UFW rule, thank you [@petermetz](https://github.com/petermetz)
  - Fix in traefik RBAC rules, courtesy of [@lazyoldbear](https://github.com/lazyoldbear)
  - Update to support distributions with iptables-nft
  - Dashboard and metrics server fixes for multi-os clusters. Thank you [@luciimon](https://github.com/luciimon)
  - Remote builds are now supported. Try building the snap with `snapcraft remote-build --build-on=amd64,arm64`. Thank you [@angelnu](https://github.com/angelnu)
  - Improved error messaging and build instructions. Thank you [@galgalesh](https://github.com/galgalesh)
  - Improvements in the installation path. Thank you [@balchua](https://github.com/balchua) and [@barosl](https://github.com/barosl)

Users following the latest stable MicroK8s track will be automatically upgraded to 1.21 in the next few days.

For more information on MicroK8s consult the official [docs](https://microk8s.io/docs/), and to contribute to the project, check out the repo at [GitHub - ubuntu/microk8s: MicroK8s is a small, fast, single-package Kubernetes for developers, IoT and edge.](https://github.com/ubuntu/microk8s), or chat with us on the [Kubernetes Slack](http://slack.kubernetes.io/), in the #microk8s channel!