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Port forwarding

Reach a pod or service on your laptop as if it were local, with 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 as 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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