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Port forwarding

Reach a pod or service on your laptop as if it were local — no kubectl port-forward window to babysit. Kubus manages forwards centrally and shows them all on one page.

The Port Forwards page The Port Forwards page
Every active forward in one place — click the local URL to open it.

Starting a forward

  • Pod or Service ⋮ menu → Port forward…

In the dialog:

  • Remote port — defaults to the resource's first port (or 80).
  • Local port — leave blank to have one auto-assigned, or pin a specific one.

For a Service, Kubus resolves the service port to the backing pod's targetPort, just like kubectl does — so you forward to the port that actually serves traffic.

Managing forwards

The Port Forwards page (in the nav, or Ctrl+K → Go to Port Forwards) lists every active forward with its:

  • Local address — a clickable http://localhost:<port> link,
  • Target and Pod,
  • Cluster,
  • State (active / error) and connection count,
  • a Stop button.

Forwards live with the server

A forward stays up as long as the Kubus server process is running. Closing the browser tab doesn't drop it — stop it explicitly from the Port Forwards page.

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