diff --git a/config/localhost.yaml b/config/localhost.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e9c74e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/localhost.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# 127.0.0.1.nip.io will not work because when pods try to use it,
+# the domain will resolve to the pod itself.
+# The deploy.py overwrite the 127.0.0.1 to the user IP address.
+binderhub:
+  config:
+    BinderHub:
+      # Use Kubernetes DNS
+      hub_url: http://jupyterhub.127.0.0.1.nip.io
+      use_registry: false
+
+  extraConfig:
+    # Disable send events to StackDriver on Google Cloud
+    01-eventlog:
+
+  registry:
+    username: "your-username"
+    # This is unsafe! Only se for local development
+    password: "your-password"
+
+  ingress:
+    https:
+      # This is unsafe! Only se for local development
+      enabled: false
+    hosts:
+      - 127.0.0.1.nip.io
+
+  jupyterhub:
+    ingress:
+      hosts:
+        - jupyterhub.127.0.0.1.nip.io
+
+static:
+  ingress:
+    tls:
+      # This is unsafe! Only se for local development
+      enabled: false
+    hosts:
+      - static.127.0.0.1.nip.io
+
+analyticsPublisher:
+  enabled: false
+
+prometheus:
+  enabled: false
+
+grafana:
+  enabled: false
+
+cryptnono:
+  enabled: false
+
+cluster-autoscaler:
+  enabled: false
diff --git a/deploy.py b/deploy.py
index 889e68877..4c6fa2788 100755
--- a/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def get_config_files(release, config_dir="config"):
     return config_files
 
 
-def deploy(release, name=None, dry_run=False, diff=False):
+def deploy(release, name=None, dry_run=False, diff=False, ip_address=None):
     """Deploys a federation member to a k8s cluster.
 
     Waits for deployments and daemonsets to become Ready
@@ -238,6 +238,20 @@ def deploy(release, name=None, dry_run=False, diff=False):
     for config_file in config_files:
         helm.extend(["-f", config_file])
 
+    if release == "localhost":
+        helm.extend(
+            [
+                "--set",
+                f"binderhub.config.BinderHub.hub_url=http://jupyterhub.{ip_address}.nip.io",
+                "--set",
+                f"binderhub.ingress.hosts={{{ip_address}.nip.io}}",
+                "--set",
+                f"binderhub.jupyterhub.ingress.hosts={{jupyterhub.{ip_address}.nip.io}}",
+                "--set",
+                f"static.ingress.hosts={{static.{ip_address}.nip.io}}",
+            ]
+        )
+
     check_call(helm, dry_run)
     print(
         BOLD + GREEN + f"SUCCESS: Helm {helm_commands[0]} for {release} completed" + NC,
@@ -437,6 +451,7 @@ def main():
         "release",
         help="Release to deploy",
         choices=[
+            "localhost",
             "staging",
             "prod",
             "ovh",
@@ -459,6 +474,10 @@ def main():
         action="store_true",
         help="If the script is running locally, skip auth step",
     )
+    argparser.add_argument(
+        "--local-ip",
+        help="IP address of the local machine",
+    )
     argparser.add_argument(
         "--dry-run",
         action="store_true",
@@ -479,6 +498,12 @@ def main():
 
     args = argparser.parse_args()
 
+    if args.release == "localhost":
+        args.local = True
+
+        if args.local_ip is None:
+            raise ValueError("Cluster localhost requires IP address.")
+
     # if one argument given make cluster == release
     cluster = args.cluster or args.release
 
@@ -520,6 +545,8 @@ def main():
                 setup_auth_gcloud(args.release, cluster, args.dry_run)
             elif cluster in AWS_DEPLOYMENTS:
                 setup_auth_aws(cluster, args.dry_run)
+            elif cluster == "localhost":
+                pass
             else:
                 raise Exception("Cloud cluster not recognised!")
 
@@ -530,7 +557,7 @@ def main():
     if args.stage in ("all", "certmanager"):
         setup_certmanager(args.dry_run, args.diff)
     if args.stage in ("all", "mybinder"):
-        deploy(args.release, args.name, args.dry_run, args.diff)
+        deploy(args.release, args.name, args.dry_run, args.diff, args.local_ip)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started/index.rst b/docs/source/getting_started/index.rst
index f61b55744..10f32ec82 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting_started/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting_started/index.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ permissions, as well as contextual information about the mybinder.org deployment
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 3
 
+    local_environment
     getting_started
     production_environment
     terminology
diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started/local_environment.md b/docs/source/getting_started/local_environment.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb9c7c369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/getting_started/local_environment.md
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Getting started with local development
+
+This page contains a starting point for people who want to know more about the BinderHub deployment by playing around with a local development instance.
+
+## Local Kubernetes
+
+You will need a local Kubernetes cluster. A few options are
+
+- [Kubernetes with Docker Desktop](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/features/kubernetes/) (recommended)
+- [minikube](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/)
+- [k3d](https://k3d.io/stable/)
+- [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/)
+
+### Install Docker Desktop
+
+Install Docker Desktop on [Mac](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/mac-install/), [Windows](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/windows-install/), or [Linux](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/linux/). And [turn on Kubernetes](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/features/kubernetes/#install-and-turn-on-kubernetes).
+
+## Set up `kubectl` to connect to Kubernetes
+
+Once you have `kubectl` installed, you can connect it with your local Kubernetes.
+To do so, run the following command:
+
+```
+kubectl config use-context k8s-context-name
+```
+
+If using Docker Desktop, `k8s-context-name` is `docker-desktop`.
+
+You can test this out by running:
+
+```
+kubectl get -A pods
+```
+
+and a list of all running pods should be printed.
+
+## Deploy Harbor to Kubernetes
+
+Run the following command:
+
+```
+helm repo add harbor https://helm.goharbor.io
+```
+
+```
+helm install harbor harbor/harbor
+```
+
+## Deploy mybinder.org to Kubernetes
+
+Run the following command:
+
+```
+source cert-manager.env
+```
+
+```
+for d in ./mybinder*/; do
+    helm dependency update "$d"
+done
+```
+
+```
+chartpress --skip-build
+```
+
+```
+python deploy.py localhost
+```
+
+## Access your mybinder.org
+
+Open http://localhost with your favourite web browser.
diff --git a/mybinder/templates/static/ingress.yaml b/mybinder/templates/static/ingress.yaml
index fd6126fd8..b7dfba8c4 100644
--- a/mybinder/templates/static/ingress.yaml
+++ b/mybinder/templates/static/ingress.yaml
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ spec:
                 port:
                   number: 80
     {{- end }}
+  {{- if  .Values.static.ingress.tls.enabled }}
   tls:
     - secretName: {{ .Values.static.ingress.tls.secretName }}
       hosts:
         {{- range $host := .Values.static.ingress.hosts }}
         - {{ $host }}
         {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/mybinder/values.yaml b/mybinder/values.yaml
index b5e14e1d7..2008b0a22 100644
--- a/mybinder/values.yaml
+++ b/mybinder/values.yaml
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ static:
       kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
       kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
     tls:
+      enabled: true
       secretName: kubelego-tls-static
 
 # values ref: https://github.com/grafana/helm-charts/blob/main/charts/grafana/values.yaml