devspace

Kubernetes developer tool with hot reloading

TLDR

Initialize a project

$ devspace init

Deploy to Kubernetes

$ devspace deploy

Start development mode

$ devspace dev

Open terminal in container

$ devspace enter

View logs

$ devspace logs

Run a command in container

$ devspace run [command]

Purge deployment

$ devspace purge

devspace is a Kubernetes developer tool for building, deploying, and developing applications. It provides hot reloading, log streaming, and terminal access during development.The tool simplifies Kubernetes development by automating common tasks like building container images, deploying manifests, and syncing code changes. DevSpace watches for local file changes and automatically syncs them to running containers, enabling rapid iteration without rebuilding images.Configuration is defined in devspace.yaml, specifying images, deployments, dev configurations, and custom commands. The tool supports Helm charts, kubectl manifests, and Kustomize.

CONFIGURATION

devspace.yaml

Main configuration file defining images, deployments, dev settings, and pipelines.

SUBCOMMANDS

init

Initialize DevSpace configuration.

deploy

Deploy the application.

dev

Start development mode with hot reloading.

enter

Open terminal in container.

logs

View container logs.

run

Run a predefined command.

purge

Delete deployed resources.

Open DevSpace UI in browser.

INSTALL

brew install devspace

nix profile install nixpkgs#devspace

CAVEATS

Requires kubectl and access to a Kubernetes cluster. Hot reload performance depends on file sync mechanism. Initial deployment may be slow for large images.