inlets/inlets-operator
Get public TCP LoadBalancers for local Kubernetes clusters observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 82
- age_days: 2547
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
1436 stars · 98 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Kubernetes operator that gives local clusters (kind, k3d, minikube) real public TCP LoadBalancer IPs by provisioning cloud VMs running inlets tunnel servers. It watches Services of type LoadBalancer, creates Tunnel custom resources, and writes the public IP back to the Service just like a managed cloud provider would.
Use cases
- expose local kubernetes services with a public IP
- get LoadBalancer services working on kind or minikube
- turn pending LoadBalancer into real external IP
- give my home k3d cluster a public TCP endpoint
- tunnel kubernetes ingress controller to the internet
- demo local cluster services over the web
- self-hosted alternative to ngrok for kubernetes
When to choose
- you run a local or private-cloud Kubernetes cluster and need real LoadBalancer IPs
- you want cloud-provider-style ingress for kind, k3d, or minikube
- you prefer self-hosted tunnels over SaaS tunnel services
- you want tunnel lifecycle tied to Kubernetes Services via CRDs
When to avoid
- your cluster runs on a managed cloud that already provisions LoadBalancers
- you only need HTTP dev tunnels without Kubernetes integration
- you cannot run VMs in a public cloud or lack an inlets subscription for inlets Pro servers
Facets
service · maturity active
networking deployment infrastructure-as-code proxy networking self-hosted cloud-computing go cloud kubernetes-operator tcp-loadbalancer tunnel nat-traversal local-kubernetes kind k3d minikube inlets helm-chart custom-resource-definition containers devops kubernetes docker linux
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/inlets/inlets-operator · fetched 2026-08-28 · c1ec7d7acc78
- homepage: https://docs.inlets.dev/reference/inlets-operator · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0f0696195ed4
- site_page: https://docs.inlets.dev/reference/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · ba433faecc32
- site_page: https://docs.inlets.dev/uplink/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0adfc5652810
- site_page: https://inlets.dev/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · ef43a9656bb8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| inlets/inlets-operator | main | 94 |
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