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    warp-tech/warpgate

    Fully transparent SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, database and RDP/VNC bastion/PAM that doesn't need additional client-side software

    infrastructure
    kubernetes
    database
    networking
    bastion
    bastion-host
    https
    https-proxy
    kubectl
    Rust
    Apache-2.0
    8.2K stars
    437 forks
    8.2K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 87 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #54 in the weekly ranking the week of Sep 13, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a fully transparent bastion host for SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, database, and RDP/VNC access without requiring additional client software.
    • Enables precise 1:1 user-to-service assignment with native 2FA, SSO, full session recording, and command-level auditing in a single self-hosted binary.
    • Use for securely managing and auditing privileged access to internal infrastructure services without exposing full network access.
    • Use for providing transparent, clientless access to Kubernetes clusters and databases with integrated session recording and live monitoring.
    • Use for organizations needing a self-hosted, zero-dependency bastion solution with built-in web UI for user and session management.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    Warpgate is a smart & fully transparent SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL bastion host that doesn't require a client app or an SSH wrapper.

    Excerpt from the warp-tech/warpgate README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 7: +29Aug 8: +19Aug 9: +9Aug 10: +21Aug 11: +14Aug 12: +16Aug 13: +13Aug 14: +15Aug 31: +6Sep 1: +4Sep 14: +2Sep 20: +5

    +726 stars over 89 days across 20 snapshot days; best day +29 on Aug 7.

    Forks

    437+109

    Open issues

    295+100

    Compared with peers in Infrastructure

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth

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