# hcavarsan/kftray

kubectl port-forward manager and reverse tunnel (ngrok-like) for exposing local  services publicly, with TLS termination, HTTP traffic inspection, UDP forwarding,  multi-hop proxy routing through k8s clusters, stateful config via filesystem or  git - GUI and TUI available

Repository: https://github.com/hcavarsan/kftray
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kftray
Homepage: https://kftray.app/
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: kubernetes, port-forward, port-forwarding, rust, tauri, tray, kubectl, devops, proxy, kftray, developer-tools, devops-tools, k8s, vite, ratatui, terminal, tui
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:54:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 71, longevity 72
- inputs: {"age_days": 1012, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 113, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 88}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1554, forks 77 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.958274+00:00)

## What it is
kftray is a cross-platform Kubernetes port-forward manager with a desktop tray GUI (Tauri) and a companion terminal UI (kftui), built in Rust. It auto-reconnects dropped forwards via the Kubernetes watch API, supports TCP/UDP forwarding, HTTP traffic logging, proxy and multi-hop routing, and Git-synced team configuration sharing.

## Use cases
- manage multiple kubectl port-forward configs from a system tray
- automatically reconnect port-forwards when pods restart
- forward UDP ports to Kubernetes services
- inspect and log HTTP traffic through port-forwards
- expose local services publicly via reverse tunnel with TLS termination
- share team port-forward configurations through a Git repo
- run port-forwards headlessly in scripts or CI

## When to choose
- you lose kubectl port-forward sessions whenever pods restart or reschedule
- you need many simultaneous forwards managed from one interface
- you need UDP forwarding or proxy-based routing through clusters
- you want team-shared, version-controlled forward configs

## When to avoid
- you only need a one-off quick forward and kubectl suffices
- you need production ingress or a full API gateway rather than dev tunneling
- you require a non-Rust/non-GPL toolchain or proprietary licensing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: networking, proxy, developer-tools, gui, terminal-ui, cli, monitoring
- domain: developer-tools, networking, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, windows, cli, rust
- tags: kubernetes, port-forwarding, system-tray, tui, udp-forwarding, http-traffic-inspection, git-sync, reverse-tunnel, tls-termination, tauri, ratatui, devops, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- hcavarsan/kftray (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.958274+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 2026-08-30T04:30:05.554881+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hcavarsan/kftray (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.958274+00:00, sha 7218cd12b587)
  - homepage: https://kftray.app/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:30:18.528914+00:00, sha 6965f7008190)
  - site_page: https://kftray.app/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:30:18.537795+00:00, sha d4ed3a845db3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.