# Install fakecloud with Homebrew Free, open-source local AWS cloud emulator for integration testing. Version 0.44.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fakecloud ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fakecloud ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fakecloud - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.44.9 - **Source summary:** Free, open-source local AWS cloud emulator for integration testing - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** AGPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T03:58:33Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - fakecloud (cli) - fakecloud (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.44.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud - Upstream latest detected: v0.44.9 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for fakecloud. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fakecloud - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://pkg.so/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://pkg.so/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://pkg.so/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [awscli-local](https://pkg.so/brew/awscli-local/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure, local-development. - [azurite](https://pkg.so/brew/azurite/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, emulator, local-development. - [awscli](https://pkg.so/brew/awscli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-sam-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/aws-sam-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [cfn-lint](https://pkg.so/brew/cfn-lint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-iam-authenticator](https://pkg.so/brew/aws-iam-authenticator/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-cdk](https://pkg.so/brew/aws-cdk/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [eksctl](https://pkg.so/brew/eksctl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [lambda-local](https://pkg.so/npm/lambda-local/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: aws, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, development. - [emulate](https://pkg.so/npm/emulate/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, development, emulator. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fakecloud.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/fakecloud.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph