diff --git a/tools/gate/minikube/README.md b/tools/gate/minikube/README.md
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+# Minikube installation script for Qinling devstack gate
+
+Those sciprts locate here just for backlog purpose. A known issue is the
+application in the pod can not talk to Qinling service, failed with "No route
+to host" error.
diff --git a/tools/gate/minikube/funcs/common.sh b/tools/gate/minikube/funcs/common.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+function base_install {
+  if [ "x$HOST_OS" == "xubuntu" ]; then
+    sudo apt-get update -y
+    sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      iproute2 \
+      iptables \
+      ipcalc \
+      nmap \
+      lshw \
+      screen
+  elif [ "x$HOST_OS" == "xcentos" ]; then
+    sudo yum install -y \
+      epel-release
+    # ipcalc is in the initscripts package
+    sudo yum install -y \
+      iproute \
+      iptables \
+      initscripts \
+      nmap \
+      lshw
+  elif [ "x$HOST_OS" == "xfedora" ]; then
+    sudo dnf install -y \
+      iproute \
+      iptables \
+      ipcalc \
+      nmap \
+      lshw
+  fi
+}
+
+function gate_base_setup {
+  # Install base requirements
+  base_install
+}
+
+function create_k8s_screen {
+  # Starts a proxy to the Kubernetes API server in a screen session
+  sudo screen -S kube_proxy -X quit || true
+  sudo screen -dmS kube_proxy && sudo screen -S kube_proxy -X screen -t kube_proxy
+  sudo screen -S kube_proxy -p kube_proxy -X stuff 'kubectl proxy --accept-hosts=".*" --address="0.0.0.0"\n'
+}
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diff --git a/tools/gate/minikube/funcs/network.sh b/tools/gate/minikube/funcs/network.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+function net_default_iface {
+ sudo ip -4 route list 0/0 | awk '{ print $5; exit }'
+}
+
+function net_default_host_addr {
+ sudo ip addr | awk "/inet / && /$(net_default_iface)/{print \$2; exit }"
+}
+
+function net_default_host_ip {
+ echo $(net_default_host_addr) | awk -F '/' '{ print $1; exit }'
+}
+
+function net_resolv_pre_kube {
+  sudo cp -f /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv-pre-kube.conf
+  sudo rm -f /etc/resolv.conf
+  cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf
+nameserver ${UPSTREAM_DNS}
+EOF
+}
+
+function net_resolv_post_kube {
+  sudo cp -f /etc/resolv-pre-kube.conf /etc/resolv.conf
+}
+
+function net_hosts_pre_kube {
+  sudo cp -f /etc/hosts /etc/hosts-pre-kube
+  sudo sed -i "/$(hostname)/d" /etc/hosts
+  sudo sed -i "/127.0.0.1/d" /etc/hosts
+  sudo sed -i "1 i 127.0.0.1 localhost" /etc/hosts
+
+  host_ip=$(net_default_host_ip)
+  echo "${host_ip} $(hostname)" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+}
+
+function net_hosts_post_kube {
+  sudo cp -f /etc/hosts-pre-kube /etc/hosts
+}
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diff --git a/tools/gate/minikube/setup_gate.sh b/tools/gate/minikube/setup_gate.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -ex
+export WORK_DIR=$(pwd)
+source ${WORK_DIR}/tools/gate/vars.sh
+source ${WORK_DIR}/tools/gate/funcs/common.sh
+source ${WORK_DIR}/tools/gate/funcs/network.sh
+
+# Do the basic node setup for running the gate
+gate_base_setup
+net_resolv_pre_kube
+net_hosts_pre_kube
+
+# Setup the K8s Cluster
+source ${WORK_DIR}/tools/gate/minikube/setup_minikube.sh
+create_k8s_screen
+
+#net_hosts_post_kube
+#net_resolv_post_kube
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diff --git a/tools/gate/minikube/setup_minikube.sh b/tools/gate/minikube/setup_minikube.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -xe
+
+sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends -qq jq
+
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+
+curl -sSL https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/${KUBE_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl -o ${TMP_DIR}/kubectl
+chmod +x ${TMP_DIR}/kubectl
+sudo mv ${TMP_DIR}/kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+curl -sSL https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64 -o ${TMP_DIR}/minikube
+chmod +x ${TMP_DIR}/minikube
+sudo mv ${TMP_DIR}/minikube /usr/local/bin/minikube
+
+curl -fsSL get.docker.com -o ${TMP_DIR}/get-docker.sh
+sudo sh ${TMP_DIR}/get-docker.sh
+
+rm -rf ${TMP_DIR}
+
+export MINIKUBE_WANTUPDATENOTIFICATION=false
+export MINIKUBE_WANTREPORTERRORPROMPT=false
+export MINIKUBE_HOME=$HOME
+export CHANGE_MINIKUBE_NONE_USER=true
+
+rm -rf $HOME/.kube
+mkdir $HOME/.kube || true
+touch $HOME/.kube/config
+
+export KUBECONFIG=$HOME/.kube/config
+sudo minikube delete || true
+sudo -E minikube start --vm-driver=none --kubernetes-version ${KUBE_VERSION} --loglevel 0
+
+# waits until kubectl can access the api server that Minikube has created
+end=$(($(date +%s) + 600))
+READY="False"
+while true; do
+  kubectl get po &> /dev/null
+  if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
+    READY="True"
+    echo "Kubernetes cluster is ready!"
+  fi
+  [ $READY == "True" ] && break || true
+  sleep 2
+  now=$(date +%s)
+  [ $now -gt $end ] && echo "Failed to setup kubernetes cluster in time" && exit -1
+done
diff --git a/tools/gate/minikube/vars.sh b/tools/gate/minikube/vars.sh
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+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Set work dir if not already done
+: ${WORK_DIR:="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"}
+
+# Get Host OS
+source /etc/os-release
+export HOST_OS=${HOST_OS:="${ID}"}
+
+# Set versions of K8s to use
+export KUBE_VERSION=${KUBE_VERSION:-"v1.8.0"}
+
+# Set Upstream DNS
+export UPSTREAM_DNS=${UPSTREAM_DNS:-"8.8.8.8"}
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