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 and now you can substitute `gmake` every time the make command is mentioned in guides (or perform the path management per the caveat).
 
+## Local kubernetes deployment of Model Registry
+
+To test the Model Registry locally without mocking the k8s calls, the Model Registry backend can be deployed using Kind.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+The following tools need to be installed in your local environment:
+
+- [Podman](https://podman.io/) (Docker should also work)
+- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/#kubectl)
+- [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/#installation)
+
+### Ingress guide
+
+Follow the [Ingress guide](docs/mr_kind_deploy_ingress.md) to set up the Ingress controller and deploy the Model Registry on the cluster.
+
 ## Docker engine
 
 Several options of docker engines are available for Mac.