Principles

Minimize dependencies

The purpose of Hoverfly is to deal with the problem of external dependencies. Therefore, Hoverfly does not require any external dependencies. It is a single binary executable file.

Run anywhere

Hoverfly is available as a pre-compiled binary for all major OSes, or in a Docker image. It is intended to be used on a developer's laptop, in a CI environment, or even in a production environment.

Extend and integrate

Hoverfly can be extended using any programming language. It can store service data locally, or import data from a remote URL or a local file. It has a REST API, and can be run in a Docker container.

Free and open source

Hoverfly is made available under the Apache Software License, version 2.