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Install fakecloud with Homebrew

Free, open-source local AWS cloud emulator for integration testing. Version 0.44.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29.

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brew install fakecloud

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overview

Package summary

Free, open-source local AWS cloud emulator for integration testing

Commands and aliases

  • fakecloud

history

Project history and usage

fakecloud is a free, open-source local AWS cloud emulator for integration testing and local development. It presents itself as a single binary that listens on localhost and accepts normal AWS SDK, CLI, Terraform, CDK, and CI traffic pointed at its endpoint.

Project history

The repository was created in April 2026. The project README states that fakecloud was started after LocalStack replaced its open-source Community Edition with a proprietary image requiring an account and auth token in March 2026.

The documentation emphasizes fakecloud's role as a standalone binary with optional persistent storage, container-backed stateful services, service parity pages, and first-party SDKs for test assertions.

Adoption history

fakecloud's adoption story is explicitly tied to developers and teams that wanted local AWS integration tests without an account, token, paid tier, or Docker-only workflow. Its README lists Homebrew, Cargo, Docker, Docker Compose, source builds, GHCR images, crates.io, and first-party SDK packages as distribution surfaces.

How it is used

Typical use is to run fakecloud, then configure AWS SDKs or the AWS CLI to use http://localhost:4566 with dummy credentials. Configuration is through CLI flags and FAKECLOUD_* environment variables rather than a documented config file.

Why package nerds care

fakecloud is package-manager-relevant because it intentionally collapses a large local cloud stack into a single installable binary. That makes Homebrew and Cargo installation part of the value proposition, especially for CI and developer machines that do not want to bootstrap a large Docker image before tests.

Timeline

  • 2026-03: LocalStack Community Edition licensing change is cited by the project as the motivation.
  • 2026-04: The GitHub repository is created.
  • 2026-06: v0.29.0 is published on GitHub releases.

Related projects

  • fakecloud is framed by its own documentation as an alternative to LocalStack Community for local AWS integration testing.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for fakecloud. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

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fakecloudcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04
manager version0.44.9
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.44.9

https://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fakecloud
Version0.44.9
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fakecloud
Homepagehttps://fakecloud.dev/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud
Upstream docshttps://fakecloud.dev/
LicenseAGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud/archive/refs/tags/v0.44.9.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-29T03:58:33Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciespkgconf, rust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefakecloud
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
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  • stable

package graph

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Related tools

  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • awscli-localShares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure, local-development.
  • azuriteShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, emulator, local-development.
  • awscliShares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure.
  • aws-sam-cliShares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure.
  • cfn-lintShares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure.
  • aws-iam-authenticatorShares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure.

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