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Enabling Kubernetes results in 2 identical contexts?

#1

After enabling Kubernetes, I get 2 contexts (kubectl config get-contexts), using the same cluster & user, but with different names: “docker-desktop” (which is selected as the current context) and “docker-for-desktop”.

What’s the reason for this?

(this is with version 2.0.5.0 (35318))

#2

I’m very curious about this as well. It’s confusing the heck out of me when trying to follow tutorials. Before ending up here I did some experimenting:

  • Deleting either of these two contexts will work but only until Docker for Mac / Kubernetes is restarted. Then both contexts are re-generated.

  • Fortunately, any other context you create and add is not destroyed by restarting the Docker for Mac / Kubernetes.

  • The “docker-desktop” context is selected by default but most tutorials explicitly state that you should enable the “docker-for-desktop” context. I think it probably doesn’t matter which one you use but this is probably the biggest source of uncertainty for me. Why would I need to change the context? They’re exactly the same?

So if anybody can confirm that this is just a simple glitch and it doesn’t really matter which one you use when following along some tutorials, I’d apreciate it a bunch.