Telepresence is a CNCF project that connects your local workstation to a remote Kubernetes cluster, letting you run services locally while accessing cluster resources. It enables fast local development without the container build/push/deploy cycle.
- Local Development - Run services on your workstation using your favorite IDE, debugger, and tools
- Cluster Access - Your local machine can reach cluster services as if it were inside the cluster
- Traffic Interception - Redirect traffic from cluster services to your local machine for debugging
- Fast Iteration - No waiting for container builds or deployments
- Quick Start Guide - Get up and running in minutes
- Installation - Install the Telepresence client
- Documentation - Full documentation
When Telepresence connects to a cluster, it creates a virtual network interface on your workstation and routes traffic through a Traffic Manager deployed in the cluster. This allows your local services to communicate with cluster resources and optionally intercept traffic destined for cluster workloads.
- CNCF Slack - Join #telepresence-oss
- Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
See CLAUDE.md for build instructions, architecture overview, and development guidelines.
Telepresence is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.