lapdev

**Lapdev** gives your team production-accurate development environments that run directly in your Kubernetes cluster. Install the lightweight `lapdev-kube-manager`, choose the workloads you care about, and Lapdev keeps isolated or shared environments in sync with your production manifests. Developers iterate quickly using the [Devbox CLI](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/core-concepts/devbox) for local debugging while staying connected to real cluster resources.

## What Lapdev Does - **Reads production manifests** – Lapdev builds an App Catalog straight from your production Deployments, StatefulSets, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Services. - **Creates tailored environments** – Launch fully isolated personal namespaces, shared team baselines, or lightweight branch environments with intelligent traffic routing. - **Keeps everything in sync** – Monitor production for changes, notify developers, and apply updates when you are ready—no manual YAML drift. - **Enables local-style iteration** – Devbox routes cluster traffic to your laptop, so you debug locally while remaining wired into in-cluster dependencies. - **Publishes secure preview URLs** – Share HTTPS endpoints for any service without juggling DNS, certificates, or ingress rules. ## Architecture at a Glance Lapdev is made of three components that work together: 1. **Lapdev API Server** – SaaS control plane that handles auth, orchestration, and secure tunneling. 2. **Lapdev-Kube-Manager** – In-cluster operator that mirrors production workloads into development namespaces. 3. **Devbox CLI** – Developer tooling for traffic interception and access to cluster services from your local machine. Dig deeper in the [Architecture docs](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/core-concepts/architecture/). ## Getting Started 1. [Connect your Kubernetes cluster](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/how-to-guides/connect-your-kubernetes-cluster) 2. [Create an App Catalog](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/how-to-guides/create-an-app-catalog) 3. [Provision your first environment](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/how-to-guides/create-lapdev-environment) 4. [Develop locally with Devbox](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/how-to-guides/local-development-with-devbox) ## Resources - [Traffic routing architecture](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/core-concepts/architecture/traffic-routing-architecture) - [Branch Environment Architecture](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/core-concepts/architecture/branch-environment-architecture) - [Preview URLs](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/core-concepts/preview-url) - [Lapdev Docs](https://lapdev.gitbook.io/docs/)