kubefwd ☆

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Description:
Bulk port forwarding Kubernetes services for local development

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Jan 17, 2026

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Devops

Tags: kubernetes devops port-forwarding local-development microservices

Install: brew install kubefwd

About:
kubefwd is a command-line utility that forwards multiple Kubernetes services to your local machine simultaneously, enabling seamless local development against a remote cluster. It automates the tedious process of manually port-forwarding each service, saving developers time and reducing configuration errors. Its main value is providing a unified localhost interface to interact with services as if they were running locally.

Key Features:

Bulk port forwarding of multiple Kubernetes services
Simplifies local development by exposing services on localhost
Supports namespace-wide forwarding with a single command
Lightweight and easy to integrate into development workflows
Automatically handles service discovery and port allocation

Use Cases:

Local development and testing against a remote Kubernetes cluster
Debugging microservices by accessing them directly from a local IDE
Simplifying CI/CD pipelines that require local service interaction

Alternatives:

kubectl port-forward – Manual, single-service forwarding; kubefwd automates multiple services
Telepresence – More complex, bidirectional traffic interception; kubefwd is simpler and focused on forwarding

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jan 17, 2026 10:54am		0	META	a40aad40