
Announcing LocalStack 2.0 General Availability!
We are excited to announce the release of LocalStack 2.0 that brings new features, greater AWS parity, and better performance!

LocalStack and AWS Parity Explained
At LocalStack we are committed to constantly improve the cloud dev experience. Here is how our AWS Server Framework and a new snapshot testing framework help us to stay on top of AWS changes.

Cloud Pods - Enabling state sharing and team collaboration for local cloud development
We're excited to announce our latest developments around Cloud Pods - persistent state snapshots that enable next-generation state management and team collaboration features in LocalStack

Announcing LocalStack Extensions
With LocalStack 1.0 we have introduced LocalStack Extensions that allow developers to extend and customize LocalStack. You can now use Extensions to add new services, extend existing services, and even add custom functionality.

OpenFABR leverages LocalStack for local Infrastructure as Code development and validation
OpenFABR has harnessed the power of LocalStack to enhance the aglity and productivity of their package development via Infrastructure-as-Code. In this case study, we talk with Janaka Abeywardhana, CPTO at FABR, about their experience using LocalStack to transform their developer experience while reducing time and costs associated with deploying infrastructure on AWS.

LocalStack has joined AWS Marketplace to streamline local cloud development & testing!
Announcing the availability of LocalStack's Cloud Emulator to facilitate local cloud development and team collaboration in the AWS Marketplace.

Xiatech accelerates their development workflows on cloud using LocalStack!
Xiatech uses a complete, localized AWS environment where developers can build, test, profile and debug infrastructure with LocalStack to accelerate their engineering efforts. In this case study, we talk with Xiatech's Head of Engineering, Rick Timmis about their experience using LocalStack to improve their developer experience and cloud feedback loop!

Develop your Cloudflare Workers + AWS apps locally with LocalStack & Miniflare
In this post, we showcase how Cloudflare Workers and AWS applications can be easily tested locally, using the powerful Miniflare emulator in combination with the LocalStack platform.

KnowBe4 redefines their local cloud development & testing using LocalStack
KnowBe4 is migrating its old monolithic PHP-based application to an AWS Serverless model, using LocalStack for testing and integration of their automated audits & compliance platform. In this case study, we talk with Kevin Breton, VP of engineering at KnowBe4, about their experience using LocalStack to redefine their local cloud development & testing!

Introducing LocalStack Docker Extension for Docker Desktop
LocalStack's Docker Extension allows developers to manage and run cloud applications locally within Docker Desktop easily. With a fully-integrated experience with features such as configuration profiles, container logs, and more, developers can now easily manage their LocalStack instance.

Contribute to Open Source With LocalStack & Hacktoberfest
It’s that time of the year again — Hacktoberfest is back and we’re looking for contributions to help us improve LocalStack in our first ever Hacktoberfest event. Join us for an eventful month celebrating open source and contributions to LocalStack.

LocalStack x Gitpod - Run cloud applications with LocalStack and Gitpod
Developing and running cloud applications is simplified with Gitpod and LocalStack ✨ Gitpod’s fully automated, ephemeral workspaces provide a great developer experience. LocalStack accelerates your dev and test feedback loop.

Announcing LocalStack 1.0 General Availability!
LocalStack 1.0 introduces a whole suite of significant enhancements in the platform, plus exciting new features for team collaboration and stack analytics.

Announcing LocalStack Discussion Pages
Introducing, LocalStack's Community Discussion Pages - a space for conversations, feedback and suggestions around the LocalStack platform!

Monitor your failing Lambdas with CloudWatch and LocalStack
LocalStack now supports CloudWatch metric alarms! In this article, you will learn how to configure and test a simple AWS CloudWatch metric alarm with LocalStack, to get notified on infrastructure failures.

Debug Lambda functions from your IDE using LocalStack
LocalStack makes it easier to develop, test & debug your Lambda functions locally. Learn how you can attach a debugger to your Lambda function from your IDE using LocalStack.

LocalStack — 40K stars, 90M pulls and an engaged community!
At LocalStack, we are aiming to propel cloud developer productivity by allowing development teams to quickly and conveniently develop & test their cloud applications directly in their local environments. Touching the milestone of over 40K GitHub Stargazers, 90M Docker Pulls and over a 11K+ strong community, further motivates us to provide the best possible cloud dev experience - giving developers back control over their environments for efficient development & testing loops!

Develop and Test Real-time Data Pipelines with LocalStack
LocalStack makes it easy to develop and test real-time data pipelines that are built with AWS services. Learn how to deploy CloudWatch, Kinesis, Lambda, and external services using CDK on LocalStack.

Hot Swapping Python Lambda Functions using LocalStack
Debugging and testing AWS Lambda functions using Hot code swapping with LocalStack’s code mounting

Introducing LocalStack Cockpit
Building on LocalStack with the power of a GUI application just got easier! LocalStack is proud to release LocalStack Cockpit, a fully-integrated desktop client for our users who would like to use LocalStack for a highly efficient, fully local dev&test loop for cloud development.

Test Monitoring for LocalStack Apps
Developing Serverless Applications Locally with LocalStack and Debugging Tests with Thundra Foresight. (Guest blog post by Oguzhan Ozdemir, Solutions Engineer @ Thundra)

LocalStack: 30k stars, 40M pulls - and just getting started! 🚀
At LocalStack, we're working hard to provide the best possible cloud dev experience - giving developers back control over their environments, and enabling a highly efficient, fully local dev&test loop for your cloud applications, to make cloud development fun again.