# ksync/ksync

Sync files between your local system and a kubernetes cluster.

Repository: https://github.com/ksync/ksync
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ksync
Homepage: https://ksync.github.io/ksync/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes-cluster, cluster, golang, rsync, docker, docker-container
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-05-17T02:03:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3260, "days_push": 839, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1538, forks 84 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:00.266603+00:00)

## What it is
ksync is a CLI tool that synchronizes files between a local checkout and containers running in a Kubernetes cluster, similar to a bind mount for Kubernetes. It lets developers edit code locally with their favorite IDE and see changes reflected in remote containers within seconds.

## Use cases
- sync local code changes to a kubernetes pod instantly
- develop kubernetes apps with local IDE instead of rebuilding images
- hot reload code running in a remote cluster container
- mount a local directory into a kubernetes container like docker -v
- speed up inner loop testing on minikube or GKE
- watch local files and auto-update remote containers

## When to choose
- you build applications for kubernetes and want fast edit-test cycles
- you want docker bind-mount-like file sync with cluster containers
- you use minikube or a remote cluster and want live code updates without image rebuilds

## When to avoid
- you need production deployment tooling rather than development sync
- your cluster disallows privileged DaemonSets or modifying running containers
- you need a fully maintained project - releases are infrequent and the project is in maintenance mode

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, deployment, file-system, cli
- domain: developer-tools, cloud-computing
- platform: windows, cli, go
- tags: kubernetes, file-sync, hot-reload, remote-development, rsync, developer-experience, devops, containers, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- ksync/ksync (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:00.266603+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 2026-08-30T04:30:58.021473+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ksync/ksync (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:00.266603+00:00, sha 69eaa01dc5ed)
  - homepage: https://ksync.github.io/ksync/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:32:33.788381+00:00, sha 336fd2f6a6d9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.