Running k3d on macOS is very simple. Below is a quick and diryt recipe.
Prerequisites
Use Homebrew to install k3d
brew install k3d
Create your Kubernetes cluster
k3d create
Get the KUBECONFIG file and export it to your environment
export KUBECONFIG="$(k3d get-kubeconfig --name='k3s-default')"
Verify your cluster is running
kubectl get pods --all-namespaces
And voila that is it!
Posted April 8th, 2020