kubectl port-forward versus kubectl proxy

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Hello Kubernetes community,

From what I understood kubectl port-forward allows to do the same things as kubectl proxy and more.
Indeed kubectl port-forward allows TCP traffic, therefore HTTP, while kubectl proxy allows only HTTP…

So what is the purpose of kubectl proxy? Why don’t we have only kubectl port-forward command?

Thanks,
Thomas

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This question came up on yesterday’s Office Hours :slight_smile: I’ve linked to the specific time below:

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Nice ! Thanks for sharing the link.