[autotune]

Not a fan of their curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh - installation method. Kind, on the other hand, has multiple installation methods, including via wget for their binary: https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/#installing-f....

[mystifyingpoi]

Docs actually cover your need. There is a section that describes manual install.

> If you choose to not use the install script, you can run K3s simply by downloading the binary from our GitHub release page, placing it on your path, and executing it. https://docs.k3s.io/installation/configuration#configuration...

[arccy]

if you read their docs, you have other options too, including airgapped installs https://docs.k3s.io/installation/airgap?airgap-load-images=M...