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Emulator for Google Cloud Storage API. Version 1.55.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#fake-gcs-server.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fake-gcs-server

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fake-gcs-server

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fa/fake-gcs-server/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fake-gcs-server

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fake-gcs-server · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Emulator for Google Cloud Storage API

Commands and aliases

  • fake-gcs-server

history

Project history and usage

fake-gcs-server is a Go-based emulator for the Google Cloud Storage API. It is designed for tests that need local bucket and object behavior without talking to Google Cloud.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in May 2017. Its README presents the project both as a Go library, exposed through the fakestorage package, and as a standalone binary or Docker image.

Adoption history

The project fits the common package-manager role of a local service emulator: install a small binary, run it in tests or CI, and point client code at a local endpoint. The README also documents Docker Hub images and GitHub releases, which broaden adoption beyond Go-only consumers.

How it is used

Typical use is to start fake-gcs-server on a local port, optionally preload bucket/object data by mounting a /data directory, and run tests against its HTTP or HTTPS Google Cloud Storage-compatible endpoints. Server flags can also be supplied through FAKE_GCS_* environment variables.

Why package nerds care

For packagers, fake-gcs-server is useful because it turns cloud-storage integration tests into local, reproducible processes. Its split identity as both a Go test library and a command-line emulator makes it useful in mixed-language test suites.

Timeline

  • 2017: The GitHub repository is created.
  • 2026: v1.54.0 is published on GitHub releases.

Related projects

  • fake-gcs-server sits in the same tooling family as local emulators for datastore, pub/sub, and other cloud APIs used in integration tests.

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
  • infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

  • text:cloud
  • text:server

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
fake-gcs-serverexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.55.1
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fake-gcs-server
Version1.55.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server
Repositoryhttps://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server
Last updated2026-07-26T11:37:55+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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Nix95%

fake-gcs-server

nix profile install nixpkgs#fake-gcs-server
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fake Gcs Server
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fa/fake-gcs-server/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

fake-gcs-server 1.52.2-3.7

Google Cloud Storage emulator & testing library

https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server

sudo zypper install fake-gcs-server
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fake-gcs-server
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fake Gcs Server
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fake-gcs-server from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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