Run your dev environment remote and instantly rsync file changes and hot reload services. I’ve had an M1 Mac since launch day and not missed a beat since we don’t depend on local docker.
Garden supports in-cluster building, using buildkit or kaniko.
This way, you don't need to have Docker or k8s running on your dev machine as you're working.
It also automates the process of redeploying services and re-running tests as you're coding (since it leverages the build/deploy/test dependencies in your stack).
We also provide hot reloading of running services, which brings a similarly fast feedback loop as with local dev.
The idea is to have a dev environment that has the same capabilities as the CI environment, and to be able to run any/all of your tests without having to go through your CI system (which generally involves a lot more waiting).
The motivation behind Garden was that, like you, we had built our own home-grown kubernetes dev environments, but felt like there should be a polished, general-purpose framework + tool for this sort of thing.
• RBAC and secrets management (also makes it possible to control which users have access to which types of environments)
• Direct integration with GitHub or GitLab, so you could trigger something to happen in Garden based on a VCS event
• Automated environment cleanup (coming soon)
• Support and all that
We only use the remote context. So basically it’s hot reload with all your services running on a beefy cluster somewhere else.
See more: https://docs.garden.io/guides/container-modules#mounting-vol...