Learn how to run the official AWS CDK integration testing framework (integ-runner and integ-tests-alpha) against LocalStack for AWS, using a friend request microservice built using AWS services with Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and SQS.
Announcing the LocalStack for Snowflake 2026.05.0 Release
LocalStack for Snowflake 2026.05.0 updates Docker image tags, improves SQL function and…
Announcing the LocalStack for AWS 2026.05.0 Release
LocalStack for AWS 2026.05.0 ships AWS Batch Multi-Node Parallel jobs, self-managed EC2…
Announcing the LocalStack for Snowflake 2026.04.0 Release
LocalStack for Snowflake 2026.04.0 adds support for Glue Iceberg REST catalog…
Announcing the LocalStack for AWS 2026.04.0 Release
LocalStack for AWS 2026.04.0 launches App Inspector, our new observability layer for…
We’re launching the LocalStack Champions program to recognize developers who build, share, and support others in the community. If you’re creating content, helping in Slack, or building with LocalStack, this is your opportunity to get recognized.
The LocalStack for Open Source program offers free licenses of LocalStack for AWS and LocalStack for Snowflake to eligible community open source projects to help speed up their development and lower their costs.
Starting with the March 2026 release, all LocalStack products follow a new YYYY.MM.patch version format. Here's what's changing and what it means for you.
You've run kubectl apply a thousand times. But what actually happens? This post breaks down the full Kubernetes deployment lifecycle, every component, every handoff, and shows you how to watch it happen live with LocalStack.
App Inspector is LocalStack's built-in observability layer that shows you every AWS API call, IAM permission evaluation, and full request/response payload your app makes locally, before it ever hits a real AWS account.
App Inspector gives engineering teams full transparency within their local development environment by continuously monitoring your emulated AWS environment to surface hidden issues, helping your team understand what is happening, where, and why.
New to LocalStack but familiar with AWS? Learn what LocalStack is, why it speeds up your development workflow, and how to get your first local AWS environment running in minutes.
Learn how to use the Keycloak extension to add OAuth2/OIDC authentication to your AWS apps. Walk through a sample app with API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB that uses Keycloak JWTs for role-based access control, all running locally without cloud dependencies.
LocalStack Extensions can facilitate specialized workflows or development needs. This guide walks through using LocalStack's Extensions API to create a mock API for Anthropic, a popular LLM provider, that allows you to test your application code without relying on the live service.
Learn how to run the official AWS CDK integration testing framework (integ-runner and integ-tests-alpha) against LocalStack for AWS, using a friend request microservice built using AWS services with Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and SQS.
Learn how to build a custom AWS Lambda extension using the Extensions API. This tutorial walks through creating an audit-log extension that tracks every invocation and writes a report to S3, deployed and tested locally on LocalStack.
How to shift cost policy left into your local development workflow using CloudBurn and LocalStack, with a pre-commit hook that tells you whether your IaC changes made things better or worse before you commit.
Learn how to wire LocalStack into a Jenkins pipeline to run AWS integration tests for a serverless application, covering plugins, credentials, agent tooling, networking, and a full Jenkinsfile you can drop into your repository.
LocalStack Extensions can facilitate specialized workflows or development needs. This guide walks through using LocalStack's Extensions API to create a mock API for Anthropic, a popular LLM provider, that allows you to test your application code without relying on the live service.
Learn how to run LocalStack on a local Kubernetes cluster using the LocalStack Operator, and deploy a Lambda function that queries an RDS MySQL database, with both running as pods in your cluster.
We launched a dedicated entry point that lets your AI agent discover, install, and start using LocalStack without you having to explain anything. Here's what's in it and why we built it.
App Inspector gives engineering teams full transparency within their local development environment by continuously monitoring your emulated AWS environment to surface hidden issues, helping your team understand what is happening, where, and why.
We’re launching the LocalStack Champions program to recognize developers who build, share, and support others in the community. If you’re creating content, helping in Slack, or building with LocalStack, this is your opportunity to get recognized.
The LocalStack for Open Source program offers free licenses of LocalStack for AWS and LocalStack for Snowflake to eligible community open source projects to help speed up their development and lower their costs.
Starting with the March 2026 release, all LocalStack products follow a new YYYY.MM.patch version format. Here's what's changing and what it means for you.
Starting March 23, 2026, LocalStack for AWS will ship as a single, unified container image requiring an auth token. This post explains what’s changing, what your options are, and how to migrate from LocalStack Community usage to the unified image.
You've run kubectl apply a thousand times. But what actually happens? This post breaks down the full Kubernetes deployment lifecycle, every component, every handoff, and shows you how to watch it happen live with LocalStack.
App Inspector is LocalStack's built-in observability layer that shows you every AWS API call, IAM permission evaluation, and full request/response payload your app makes locally, before it ever hits a real AWS account.
New to LocalStack but familiar with AWS? Learn what LocalStack is, why it speeds up your development workflow, and how to get your first local AWS environment running in minutes.
Learn how to use the Keycloak extension to add OAuth2/OIDC authentication to your AWS apps. Walk through a sample app with API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB that uses Keycloak JWTs for role-based access control, all running locally without cloud dependencies.
Let's look at 3 things you may not be aware of about LocalStack for AWS including that it's free for many use cases, has no CI limits and is validated against thousands of tests to ensure API accuracy.
AI agents can reason, but without structured actions they still guess at real-world workflows. This post explores the concept of AI agent skills and shows how LocalStack Skills provide deterministic, guardrailed automation for local AWS development.
