# omrikiei/ktunnel

A cli that exposes your local resources to kubernetes

Repository: https://github.com/omrikiei/ktunnel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ktunnel
Language: Go
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-09-02T07:50:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 100/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 100, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2534, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 1, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1057, forks 76 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:15.666415+00:00)

## What it is
Ktunnel is a Go CLI tool that establishes a reverse tunnel between a Kubernetes cluster and your local machine, exposing local resources as services inside the cluster. It can also be used standalone as a generic reverse tunnel to any remote system.

## Use cases
- expose my local dev server to a kubernetes pod
- access my development machine from inside a kubernetes cluster
- debug a kubernetes deployment against local services
- set up a reverse tunnel to a remote host
- run a kubectl plugin for tunneling local resources
- let a cluster service call back to my laptop during development

## When to choose
- you develop services locally but need pods to reach your machine
- you want a simple reverse tunnel that also integrates with kubernetes
- you prefer a single static binary or kubectl plugin over complex ingress setups

## When to avoid
- you only need to forward cluster ports to your local machine (kubectl port-forward suffices)
- you need production-grade, audited tunneling with auth and TLS management
- you are not working with kubernetes or remote hosts at all

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, cli, developer-tools, proxy
- domain: developer-tools, networking
- platform: cli, windows, go
- tags: reverse-tunnel, kubernetes, local-development, kubectl-plugin, port-forwarding, containers, devops, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- omrikiei/ktunnel (main) score 100

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:15.666415+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 2026-08-30T06:57:59.589813+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/omrikiei/ktunnel (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:15.666415+00:00, sha 93126fd51c8d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.