# devspace-sh/devspace

DevSpace - The Fastest Developer Tool for Kubernetes ⚡ Automate your deployment workflow with DevSpace and develop software directly inside Kubernetes.

Repository: https://github.com/devspace-sh/devspace
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devspace
Homepage: https://devspace.sh
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, cloud-native, devspace, microservice, cli, golang, helm, kaniko, minikube, docker, container, containerization, devtool, development, development-tools, devops, developer-tools, devops-tools, dev, developer-tool
Last push: 2026-08-17T08:08:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 68, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2938, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 132, "gap_med": 46.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5154, forks 421 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.369779+00:00)

## What it is
DevSpace is a client-only, open-source CLI tool for Kubernetes that automates image building and deployment workflows and lets developers build, test, and debug applications directly inside a cluster. It uses a declarative devspace.yaml config to standardize workflows across teams, with hot reloading that updates running containers without rebuilding images.

## Use cases
- deploy my app to kubernetes with one command
- hot reload code in a running kubernetes container
- standardize deployment workflows across my team
- build and push docker images automatically as part of deployment
- debug an application running inside kubernetes
- share dev environment setup with teammates via git
- develop microservices directly inside a kubernetes cluster

## When to choose
- your team deploys microservices to Kubernetes and wants repeatable, versioned workflows
- you want hot reloading during development without rebuilding container images
- you want a client-only tool that works with any cluster using your existing kube-context
- you need to orchestrate Helm, kubectl, or kustomize deployments with image building and tagging

## When to avoid
- you don't use Kubernetes and just need simple docker-compose local development
- you prefer GitOps-style deployment with no local CLI involvement
- you need a server-side platform with centralized management rather than a per-developer CLI
- your project is a simple static site or serverless function with no containers

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, developer-tools, cli, container-runtime, workflow-automation
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, microservices, backend
- platform: cli, cross-platform, go
- tags: kubernetes, helm, hot-reload, devx, cnfc, image-building, declarative-config, remote-development, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- devspace-sh/devspace (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.369779+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:01:55.459716+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/devspace-sh/devspace (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.369779+00:00, sha 1a8e12d16463)
  - homepage: https://devspace.sh (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:10.190134+00:00, sha 5900d7e5ec8d)
  - site_page: https://devspace.sh/cli/docs/introduction (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:10.199471+00:00, sha 83a4554e52bb)
  - site_page: https://devspace.sh/cli/docs/getting-started/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:10.201420+00:00, sha 83a4554e52bb)
  - site_page: https://www.devspace.sh/docs/cli/devspace_logs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:10.203162+00:00, sha 9e1fdd1dd11a)
  - site_page: https://www.devspace.sh/docs/cli/devspace_enter (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:10.204868+00:00, sha 63c2ca22897c)
  - site_page: https://www.devspace.sh/docs/getting-started/initialize-project (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:10.206494+00:00, sha 4da62a0f88d2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.