Engineering Insights.
Guides, updates, and best practices from the Kloudlite team.
Workspace Forking: Parallel Development Made Simple
Fork workspaces instantly for parallel work, run multiple experiments, or spin up AI agents simultaneously without configuration hassle.
Service Intercepts: Debug Production with Real Traffic
Route environment service traffic directly to your workspace to debug production issues with real data, no mocks, no redeployment.
Why We Chose Nix for Package Management
Discover how Nix-based package management ensures every developer gets the same, reproducible environment with a single command.
Environment Switching: Seamlessly Move Between Contexts
Switch between dev, staging, and production environments seamlessly with automatic DNS resolution and service routing.
Environment Snapshots: Capture and Restore Complete States
Capture complete environment states instantly and restore them later for reproducible testing, debugging, or rollback scenarios.
Workspace Snapshots: Share Configurations Effortlessly
Save and share workspace configurations with your team, ensuring everyone starts with the same setup and tools.
IDE Integration: Access from Your Favorite Editor
Connect your local VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains, Zed, or any IDE directly to cloud resources with zero latency and full IntelliSense.
Docker Compose Compatible: Zero Migration Required
Use your existing Docker Compose files without modifications. If it runs in Docker, it runs in Kloudlite.
Network Isolation: Private, Secure Environment Boundaries
Each environment runs in its own network namespace with complete isolation - no cross-contamination between staging and production.
Team Collaboration: Share Environments and Work Together
Share environments with your team so multiple developers can connect and work with the same services simultaneously.
VPN Gateway: Secure Access to Your Workspaces from Anywhere
Securely access your workspaces and environment services from anywhere with encrypted VPN connections - no public endpoints needed.
Compute & Storage: Dedicated Resources for Your Workloads
Get dedicated CPU, memory, and persistent storage that survives restarts and keeps your data safe across workspace sessions.
Auto Stop: Save Resources with Intelligent Idle Detection
Idle machines stop automatically to save resources, then resume in seconds when you need them - no cold starts.
Flexible Resources: Scale from 1 vCPU to 16 vCPU
Choose from multiple machine sizes and scale up as your needs grow - from 1 vCPU to 16 vCPU and up to 64GB RAM.
GPU Enabled: Accelerate AI/ML Workloads
Run GPU-enabled nodes perfect for training models, running inference, and processing data for AI/ML development.
Performance Monitoring: Real-Time Resource Metrics
Track CPU, memory, and network usage in real-time. Get instant visibility into your machine performance at a glance.
High Availability: Reliable Infrastructure with Automatic Failover
Built on reliable infrastructure with automatic failover - your machines stay available when you need them most.
Sub-30s Startup: No Waiting, No Builds, Just Code
Workspace environments ready in under 30 seconds. No waiting, no builds, no setup - just start coding immediately.
Real Services vs Mocks: Why Mocks Waste Developer Time
Connect to actual databases, queues, and APIs instead of mocks. No compromises, no surprises when you deploy.
Faster Feedback Loops: Find Bugs Before Production
Test against live data and find bugs before they reach production. Ship with confidence knowing your code works with real services.
Private Network Access: Secure VPN to Your Environments
Secure VPN connection to your environments - access internal services as if you were on the same network.
Workspace Connections: DNS and Routing Handled Automatically
Connect any workspace to access environment services by name - DNS resolution and routing handled automatically.
Clone & Fork: Create Isolated Testing Environments
Create copies of environments for isolated testing. Fork production to debug without affecting users.
Live Monitoring: Service Health, Logs, and Metrics in Real-Time
Monitor service health, logs, and metrics in real-time. Get instant visibility into your environment status.
Instant Deployment: Push Changes Without Waiting
Deploy changes instantly without waiting. Push new images and see them running in seconds, not minutes.
The Problem: Why Localhost Development Fails for Microservices
Modern applications are distributed across microservices, databases, queues, and APIs. But developers still code on localhost, disconnected from reality.
The Gap: Docker Compose is Slow and Mocks Behave Differently
Docker Compose is slow. Mocked services behave differently than real ones. By the time you find bugs in staging, you have wasted hours.
The Solution: Cloud Workspaces Connected to Real Services
Kloudlite gives you cloud-hosted workspaces that connect directly to staging, QA, or production - no mocks, no waiting.
Speed Above All: How We Obsess Over Reducing Latency
Every millisecond matters. From workspace startup (<30s) to service intercepts (instant), we obsess over reducing latency at every step.
Zero Configuration: No YAML Hell, No DevOps Degree Required
Developers shouldn't need a degree in DevOps to write code. Our tools work out of the box - no YAML hell, no infrastructure expertise.
Open by Default: Building in Public, Welcoming Contributions
Our core platform is open source and always will be. We build in public, welcome contributions, and believe transparency creates better software.
Kubernetes-Native Architecture: Built on CRDs and Controllers
Built on Kubernetes with custom CRDs and controllers. Your workspaces and environments are declared as resources and reconciled automatically.
Custom Resource Definitions: Workspace, Environment, ServiceIntercept
Deep dive into Kloudlite CRDs - how Workspace, Environment, and ServiceIntercept resources work under the hood.
Kubernetes Controllers: Reconciling Desired State with Infrastructure
Learn how Kloudlite controllers watch CRDs and reconcile desired state with actual infrastructure using Kubernetes controller patterns.
Service Mesh Integration: SOCAT-Based Traffic Forwarding
How we use SOCAT-based traffic forwarding to implement service intercepts without complex service mesh installations.