# 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
- **Version:** 0.44.9
- **Source summary:** Free, open-source local AWS cloud emulator for integration testing
- **Homepage:** <https://fakecloud.dev/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T03:58:33Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- fakecloud (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.44.9
## 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

- <https://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud>
- <https://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud#readme>
- <https://fakecloud.dev/docs/reference/configuration/>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/faiscadev/fakecloud>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/faiscadev/fakecloud/releases?per_page=5>


## Security Notes

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



## 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
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph