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LocalStack is a cloud service emulator that provides a fully functional local cloud stack for developing and testing AWS cloud and serverless applications. With LocalStack, you can simulate the functionality of many AWS cloud services, like Lambda and S3, without having to connect to the actual cloud environment. The extension creates a running LocalStack instance.

Develop Your Cloud App Locally with the LocalStack Extension

Why run LocalStack as a Docker Extension?

How to use the LocalStack Docker Extension