squat/kilo

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Kilo is a multi-cloud network overlay for Kubernetes built on WireGuard, providing an encrypted layer 3 network that connects nodes across data centers, clouds, and NAT boundaries. It runs as an agent (kg) on every node and can act as a full CNI or an add-on alongside existing networking like Flannel, also enabling VPN access for external peers and multi-cluster services.

Use cases

• connect kubernetes nodes across different clouds into one cluster
• create a multi-cloud kubernetes cluster with encrypted pod networking
• vpn into a kubernetes cluster to access pods and services securely
• connect two kubernetes clusters to share services privately
• encrypt cluster traffic between nodes on unsecured networks
• run local development workloads connected to a remote cluster
• add wireguard networking on top of flannel
• give cluster workloads secure access to services behind a corporate vpn

When to choose

• you need a single kubernetes cluster spanning multiple clouds or data centers
• you want wireguard-based encrypted pod networking with a simple agent
• you need private multi-cluster services without exposing them via ingress or nodeport
• you want external clients or developers to VPN into the cluster network
• you need a lightweight CNI add-on that complements an existing network plugin

When to avoid

• you run kubernetes on windows or non-linux nodes without WireGuard support
• you need a CNI with rich L7 policy or service mesh features
• your cluster is single-location and your existing CNI already meets your needs
• you cannot load the WireGuard kernel module or use a userspace fallback

Facets

service · maturity active

networking vpn security cryptography self-hosted networking cloud-computing security infrastructure-as-code microservices go self-hosted cloud wireguard kubernetes-cni multi-cloud multi-cluster network-overlay cni vpn-mesh kubernetes-networking containers linux kubernetes docker

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