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kftray
kftrayRust

A Kubernetes port-forward manager with auto-reconnection, reverse tunneling, and HTTP traffic inspection, available as a desktop GUI or terminal UI.

#devops#port-forward#proxy
Stars1.5k
Forks73
Last commit19 hours ago
Valet Linux
Valet LinuxPHP

A Laravel development environment for Linux that runs Nginx and DnsMasq to serve sites on *.test domains.

#arch-linux#web-server#fedora
Stars1.5k
Forks172
Last commit8 days ago
KubeVPN
KubeVPNGo

A cloud-native development tool that connects your local machine to Kubernetes cluster networks for seamless local development.

#developer-tools#mesh#development-tool
Stars1.4k
Forks72
Last commit19 hours ago
Mail Preview
Mail PreviewPHP

A Laravel mail driver that displays a preview overlay and stores sent emails for local testing.

#email-testing#mail#laravel
Stars1.3k
Forks81
Last commit2 months ago
Solo
SoloPHP

A Laravel package that runs multiple development commands in a single terminal with tabbed navigation.

#developer-tools#laravel#terminal-multiplexer
Stars1.3k
Forks58
Last commit4 months ago
CCM
CCMPython

A Python tool to easily create, manage, and destroy local Apache Cassandra clusters for testing.

#devops#testing-tool#python-library
Stars1.2k
Forks311
Last commit3 months ago
embedded-postgres
embedded-postgresGo

A Go library that runs a real PostgreSQL database locally as part of your application or tests.

#integration-testing#database-testing#go-library
Stars1.2k
Forks104
Last commit4 months ago
vagrant-hostsupdater
vagrant-hostsupdaterRuby

A Vagrant plugin that automatically manages /etc/hosts entries for your development VMs.

#devops#hosts-management#ruby-gem
Stars1.2k
Forks128
Last commit4 years ago
Studio
StudioPHP

A development workbench that symlinks local Composer packages for seamless library development within applications.

#composer-packages#composer#travis-ci
Stars1.1k
Forks74
Last commit2 years ago
azk
azkJavaScript

A lightweight open-source development environment orchestration tool that instantly runs any environment on your local machine.

#containerization#devops#orchestration-tool
Stars894
Forks54
Last commit7 years ago
Dotnet Serve
Dotnet ServeC#

A simple command-line HTTP/HTTPS server for the .NET Core CLI that serves files from the current directory.

#reverse-proxy#http-server#self-signed-certificates
Stars876
Forks66
Last commit6 months ago
KuberNix
KuberNixRust

A Rust tool that bootstraps single-dependency Kubernetes clusters for local testing and development using Nix.

#devops#container-runtime#kubernetes-setup
Stars821
Forks28
Last commit1 day ago
kool
koolGo

A CLI tool that simplifies Docker and Kubernetes for local development and cloud deployment of web applications.

#containerization#devops#container-orchestration
Stars723
Forks53
Last commit3 months ago
Docksal
DocksalShell

Docker-powered unified web development environments for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

#magento#devops#laravel
Stars720
Forks174
Last commit7 months ago
Vagrantpress
VagrantpressPuppet

A packaged WordPress development environment using Vagrant and Puppet for local theme and module development.

#wordpress-development#puppet#development-environment
Stars719
Forks184
Last commit9 years ago
govisual
govisualGo

Zero-config HTTP request visualizer and debugger for Go web applications during local development.

#hacktoberfest#developer-tools#opentelemetry-go
Stars686
Forks21
Last commit22 days ago
ergo
ergoGo

A simple reverse proxy that manages multiple local apps through custom domains, eliminating port memorization.

#reverse-proxy#developer-tools#port-management
Stars650
Forks60
Last commit1 year ago
pgsh
pgshJavaScript

A CLI tool that enables Git-like branching for PostgreSQL databases to simplify local development workflows.

#psql#devops#dotenv
Stars602
Forks16
Last commit3 years ago
dotnet-env
dotnet-envC#

A .NET library for loading environment variables from .env files, supporting .NET Core and .NET Framework.

#environment-variables#env-files#csharp
Stars556
Forks52
Last commit2 months ago
mongoDB.app
mongoDB.appObjective-C

A macOS application that provides the easiest way to get started with MongoDB by bundling and managing MongoDB binaries.

#developer-tools#homebrew-cask#binary-management
Stars535
Forks38
Last commit1 year ago
Laravel4-Vagrant
Laravel4-VagrantRuby

A pre-configured Vagrant box for running Laravel 4 on Ubuntu 12.04 with PHP 5.5 and a full LAMP stack.

#devops#laravel#virtual-machine
Stars485
Forks131
Last commit11 years ago
Warden
WardenShell

A CLI utility for orchestrating Docker-based developer environments with automatic DNS, SSL, and proxy routing.

#magento2#developer-environment#magento
Stars465
Forks184
Last commit1 month ago
CoreOS VM
CoreOS VMObjective-C

A macOS status bar app for easily controlling a CoreOS VM using native Hypervisor framework to build and test Docker/rkt images locally.

#corectl#hypervisor#status-bar-app
Stars402
Forks40
Last commit9 years ago
Redis.app
Redis.appObjective-C

A macOS application that provides the easiest way to install and run Redis locally with a simple double-click.

#database#redis#gui-application
Stars363
Forks22
Last commit4 years ago
Stacker
StackerShell

A Docker-based local web development environment with pre-configured services and a powerful ZSH console for PHP projects.

#redis#dev-environment#laravel
Stars361
Forks24
Last commit8 years ago
serve
serveGo

A lightweight static HTTP server written in Go, designed for quick local development and file serving.

#http-server#http#command
Stars352
Forks21
Last commit4 days ago
Local Docker DB
Local Docker DBGo

A collection of Docker Compose files to quickly spin up local databases for development and testing.

#database#containerization#docker-volumes
Stars299
Forks37
Last commit2 years ago
Firebase Tools UI
Firebase Tools UITypeScript

A local-first web UI for the Firebase Emulator Suite, providing data viewers, editors, and logs for Firebase services during development.

#cloud-services-emulation#firebase-emulator#firebase
Stars291
Forks74
Last commit23 hours ago
relay-local-schema
relay-local-schemaJavaScript

Execute Relay queries against a local GraphQL schema instead of a remote server.

#data-fetching#relay#graphql
Stars252
Forks11
Last commit3 days ago
Run GitHub Actions Locally with a web interface
Run GitHub Actions Locally with a web interfaceJavaScript

An experimental tool that runs GitHub Actions workflows locally using Docker containers.

#devops#yaml#workflow
Stars252
Forks7
Last commit3 years ago
OpenStack on Ansible with Vagrant
OpenStack on Ansible with VagrantPython

Unofficial Ansible playbooks for deploying OpenStack into Vagrant virtual machines for local development.

#devops#openstack-deployment#ansible-playbooks
Stars215
Forks70
Last commit9 years ago
Python SDK
Python SDKPython

A Python Client SDK for interacting with the Sui blockchain via JSON-RPC, GraphQL, and gRPC.

#python-sdk#json-rpc#graphql
Stars212
Forks63
Last commit2 days ago
mailtutan
mailtutanRust

A lightweight Rust-based SMTP server for testing and development that captures emails locally with a web interface and REST API.

#email-testing#rest-api#testing-environment
Stars204
Forks18
Last commit1 year ago
google-font-installer
google-font-installerJavaScript

A Node.js CLI and API to search, download, and install Google Web Fonts locally on your machine.

#desktop-application#offline-fonts#cli-tool
Stars199
Forks17
Last commit3 years ago
algokit-cli
algokit-cliPython

A comprehensive CLI tool for developers to build, test, and deploy applications on the Algorand blockchain.

#developer-tools#devops#algokit
Stars190
Forks72
Last commit3 days ago
Polyserve
PolyserveTypeScript

A simple web server for serving web components and ES modules during development.

#web-components#build-tools#es-modules
Stars189
Forks47
Last commit8 years ago
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