# kubefwd

> Bulk port forwarding Kubernetes services for local development

kubefwd is a CLI utility that bulk port-forwards Kubernetes cluster services directly to your local workstation. It assigns unique loopback IP addresses and updates hostnames so remote services can be accessed locally by name without port conflicts. It runs as a terminal command with an interactive TUI or via Docker.

- Source: https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd
- Homepage: http://kubefwd.com/
- License: Apache-2.0
- Built with: Go 97.1%, Shell 1.5%, Other 1.4%
- Stars: 4177
- Forks: 240
- Contributors: 49
- Last commit: 2026-10-17
- Latest release: v1.25.18 (2026-10-16)
- Purpose: MCP servers, Developer tools, Infra & DevOps
- Type: Docker / self-host, CLI
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 73/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 18/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 9/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [kubefwd-v1.25.18](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/tag/v1.25.18). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Windows:

- [kubefwd_Windows_i386.zip](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Windows_i386.zip) (21 MB, 36 downloads)
- [kubefwd_Windows_x86_64.zip](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Windows_x86_64.zip) (22 MB, 114 downloads)

macOS:

- [kubefwd_Darwin_arm64.tar.gz](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Darwin_arm64.tar.gz) (20 MB, 483 downloads)
- [kubefwd_Darwin_x86_64.tar.gz](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Darwin_x86_64.tar.gz) (22 MB, 29 downloads)

Linux:

- [kubefwd_Linux_i386.tar.gz](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Linux_i386.tar.gz) (20 MB, 20 downloads)
- [kubefwd_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz) (21 MB, 288 downloads)
- [kubefwd_Linux_arm64.tar.gz](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Linux_arm64.tar.gz) (19 MB, 63 downloads)
- [kubefwd_Linux_armv6.tar.gz](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Linux_armv6.tar.gz) (20 MB, 3 downloads)
- [kubefwd_arm64.deb](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_arm64.deb) (19 MB, 4 downloads)
- [kubefwd_386.deb](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_386.deb) (20 MB, 5 downloads)
- [kubefwd_amd64.deb](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_amd64.deb) (21 MB, 35 downloads)
- [kubefwd_armv6.deb](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_armv6.deb) (20 MB, 3 downloads)
- [kubefwd_armv6.rpm](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_armv6.rpm) (21 MB, 3 downloads)
- [kubefwd_386.rpm](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_386.rpm) (21 MB, 3 downloads)
- [kubefwd_amd64.rpm](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_amd64.rpm) (22 MB, 3 downloads)
- [kubefwd_arm64.rpm](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_arm64.rpm) (20 MB, 3 downloads)

Android:

- [kubefwd_arm64.apk](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_arm64.apk) (20 MB, 3 downloads)
- [kubefwd_386.apk](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_386.apk) (21 MB, 3 downloads)
- [kubefwd_armv6.apk](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_armv6.apk) (21 MB, 3 downloads)
- [kubefwd_amd64.apk](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_amd64.apk) (22 MB, 3 downloads)

To check the files: [kubefwd_Windows_i386.zip.sbom.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Windows_i386.zip.sbom.json), [kubefwd_Linux_i386.tar.gz.sbom.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Linux_i386.tar.gz.sbom.json), [kubefwd_Linux_arm64.tar.gz.sbom.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Linux_arm64.tar.gz.sbom.json), [kubefwd_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz.sbom.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz.sbom.json), [kubefwd_Linux_armv6.tar.gz.sbom.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Linux_armv6.tar.gz.sbom.json), [kubefwd_Windows_x86_64.zip.sbom.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Windows_x86_64.zip.sbom.json), [kubefwd_Darwin_arm64.tar.gz.sbom.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Darwin_arm64.tar.gz.sbom.json), [kubefwd_Darwin_x86_64.tar.gz.sbom.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_Darwin_x86_64.tar.gz.sbom.json), [kubefwd_checksums.txt](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_checksums.txt), [kubefwd_checksums.txt.sigstore.json](https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.18/kubefwd_checksums.txt.sigstore.json)

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/txn2/kubefwd
Updated: 2026-10-29