# Quick Start with Kind > [!NOTE] > kind does not require kubectl, but you will not be able to perform some of the examples in our docs without it. To install kubectl see the upstream kubectl installation docs. ## Install **macOS:** ```bash # For Intel Macs [ $(uname -m) = x86_64 ] && curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.26.0/kind-darwin-amd64 # For M1 / ARM Macs [ $(uname -m) = arm64 ] && curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.26.0/kind-darwin-arm64 chmod +x ./kind mv ./kind /some-dir-in-your-PATH/kind ``` **Linux:** ```bash # For AMD64 / x86_64 [ $(uname -m) = x86_64 ] && curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.26.0/kind-linux-amd64 # For ARM64 [ $(uname -m) = aarch64 ] && curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.26.0/kind-linux-arm64 chmod +x ./kind sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind ``` ## Setup cluster with port forwarding > [!NOTE] > On the host computer, `localhost:80` should be accessible. ```bash cat <