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 # flytectl
 Flyte CLI
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+[Contribution guidelines for this project](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md)
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+# Developing FlyteCtl
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+A local cluster can be setup via --> https://lyft.github.io/flyte/administrator/install/getting_started.html#getting-started
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+Then, if having trouble connecting to local cluster see the following:
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+#1) Find/Set/Verify gRPC port for your local Flyte service:
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+FLYTECTL_GRPC_PORT=`kubectl get service -n flyte flyteadmin -o json | jq '.spec.ports[] | select(.name=="grpc").port'`
+#2) Setup Port forwarding: kubectl port-forward -n flyte service/flyteadmin 8081:$FLYTECTL_GRPC_PORT
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+and #3) Update config line in https://github.com/lyft/flytectl/blob/master/config.yaml to dns:///localhost:8081
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