<p>I try to understand the Kubernetes network and I am now wondering if a CNI is used per default when installing Minikube and when yes which one?</p>

<p>In other words, can I run Minikube without a CNI provider like Flannel or Calico?</p>

<p>By default Minikube runs on Docker default bridge-network, so the answer should be yes. You have to separately install other CNI providers, like Flannel.</p>
<p>For specific networking requirements, <a href="https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Minikube docs</a> could be checked out.</p>
