Add support for IPv6

Description

Contributor guide

Tech stack

go

Domain

infrastructure

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

4

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

over 1 week

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

mostly clear

Prerequisites

Go programmingminikube development setupIPv6 networkingKubernetes CNI concepts

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

20

Research direction

Review the minikube roadmap at https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/contrib/roadmap/ to understand the planned approach. Investigate existing IPv6 support in minikube's network setup, particularly in the driver implementations (e.g., Docker, KVM2). Check the issue comments (#8535) for any prior discussion or partial solutions. Consider how IPv6 address allocation and routing could be integrated into minikube's cluster configuration.