kind-deployment is a tool for deploying Cloud Foundry on a local Kubernetes cluster using kind.
The tool addresses the need for developers to run a full Cloud Foundry environment locally without expensive infrastructure. It uses kind, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution, combined with Helm charts to provision Cloud Foundry components. The deployment process is orchestrated through make commands and docker-compose, allowing rapid setup and teardown of complete environments suitable for prototyping and testing.
Developers should choose this tool when they need a local Cloud Foundry instance for development and testing workflows. It works well for teams evaluating Cloud Foundry, building applications that will run on it, or testing platform extensions. The tool supports both Docker and Podman as container runtimes. Optional components like bosh-dns, credhub, loggregator, and routing services can be excluded via environment variables to reduce resource consumption, and custom Helm values can be supplied through additional configuration files to tailor deployments to specific needs. PostgreSQL configuration is also customizable through values files.
The project provides a GitHub Action that automates Cloud Foundry provisioning within CI/CD workflows, exporting generated credentials for use in subsequent workflow steps. The tool requires Docker or Podman, docker-compose or podman-compose, and make to be installed locally. On Windows, make must be installed separately. The README emphasizes that Podman users must configure it as a Docker alias for the project to function correctly.
Development activity shows consistent maintenance with regular updates to dependencies and configuration. The project receives ongoing refinement of its deployment automation and documentation. Contributors actively address issues and incorporate improvements to the setup process and Helm chart integrations.
