# minikube start

> Start `minikube` with different configurations.
> More information: <https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/commands/start/>.

- Start `minikube` with a specific Kubernetes version:

`minikube start --kubernetes-version {{v1.24.0}}`

- Start `minikube` with specific resource allocations (e.g., memory and CPU):

`minikube start --memory {{2048}} --cpus {{2}}`

- Start `minikube` with a specific driver (e.g., VirtualBox):

`minikube start --driver {{virtualbox}}`

- Start `minikube` in the background (headless mode):

`minikube start --background`

- Start `minikube` with custom add-ons (e.g., the metrics server):

`minikube start --addons {{metrics-server}}`