LocalStack Blog - Cloud Development

What AWS Summit NYC 2026 Told Us About Agentic AI

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

One theme kept coming up in nearly every one of the hundreds of conversations we had at AWS Summit NYC: AI agents are already writing infrastructure code, and engineering teams are still figuring out how to test it safely.

The 7 steps between 'kubectl apply' and a running a pod

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

You've run kubectl apply a thousand times. But what actually happens? This post breaks down the full Kubernetes deployment lifecycle, every component, every handoff, and shows you how to watch it happen live with LocalStack.

I Tried App Inspector...and You Won't Believe What Happened Next!

Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

App Inspector is LocalStack's built-in observability layer that shows you every AWS API call, IAM permission evaluation, and full request/response payload your app makes locally, before it ever hits a real AWS account.

WTH Is LocalStack for AWS? A Practical Intro for Developers

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New to LocalStack but familiar with AWS? Learn what LocalStack is, why it speeds up your development workflow, and how to get your first local AWS environment running in minutes.

WTH Are Agent Skills? The Missing Layer Between Prompts and Real Automation

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

AI agents can reason, but without structured actions they still guess at real-world workflows. This post explores the concept of AI agent skills and shows how LocalStack Skills provide deterministic, guardrailed automation for local AWS development.

Join LocalStack at AWS re:Invent 2025

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

LocalStack is at AWS re:Invent 2025 — Join us in Las Vegas from December 1–5 to explore our latest features, including our new observability feature Application Inspector, and see how we're making local cloud development more powerful than ever. Stop by booth #1626 for live demos, expert insights, swag, and prizes!

Save and Share Your LocalStack State with CloudPods

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Cloud Pods let you snapshot your entire LocalStack environment and spin it up instantly. In this post, learn how to save state, skip slow stack deployments, and share consistent dev and test environments across your team and CI.

5 Cloud Pods Features You Might Have Missed

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover 5 powerful Cloud Pods features in LocalStack that help you securely manage, merge, automate, and share your local cloud state seamlessly. This post explores recent Cloud Pods enhancements that help you streamline cloud development and collaborate more efficiently.

Automate Your Serverless Tests with GitHub Actions and LocalStack

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Tired of forgetting to run tests before you push? In this tutorial, you'll learn how to automate your serverless integration tests using GitHub Actions and LocalStack. We'll spin up your stack in CI, run real tests against S3, Lambda, SQS, and DynamoDB, and make sure your pipeline catches bugs before they hit production.

Testing Your AWS Serverless App Locally Like a Boss (or at Least Like Someone Who Writes Tests 😅)

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Writing tests for serverless apps often feels like herding cats in the cloud. In this tutorial, learn how to run real integration tests on your AWS stack, including S3, Lambda, SQS, and DynamoDB, using LocalStack, pytest, and boto3.

Why I Run My AWS Serverless Apps Locally First (and You Probably Should Too)

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Tired of waiting on CloudFormation, racking up bills, and debugging invisible resources? Learn how to run a real serverless app (S3, Lambda, SQS, and DynamoDB) entirely on your laptop using LocalStack, with step-by-step commands and explanations.

5 LocalStack Features You're Probably Sleeping On (Even if You’re Only Using It for AWS)

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

LocalStack is evolving beyond AWS, but many of its most powerful features still focus on improving the AWS development experience. In this post, we highlight 5 AWS-centric features you might be missing that can speed up your local development, improve your testing, and help you build more resilient apps.

Join LocalStack at AWS re:Invent 2024

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

LocalStack is at AWS re:Invent 2024 — Join us in Las Vegas from December 2–6 to explore our latest major release, discover features that address your cloud development challenges, and view live demos on building cloud apps locally. Stop by booth #371 for insights, swag, and more!

Building LocalStack with LocalStack

Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

We are increasingly building various parts of the LocalStack Web Application using our core cloud emulator, leveraging numerous features for local cloud development. In this blog, we share how we are dogfooding our software to promote faster feature development and reduce inefficient testing loops.

AWS re:Invent - Ten Things You Need to Know About LocalStack

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Discover LocalStack's versatility through our curated list of top 10 features, catering to both beginners and experts in the cloud journey, from core emulation to advanced analytics.

Introducing LocalStack Desktop Application for local cloud development & testing

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Get started with the new Desktop Application to seamlessly manage your LocalStack container while developing, testing, and debugging your cloud & serverless applications.

Join LocalStack at AWS re:Invent 2023

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

LocalStack is at AWS re:Invent 2023 — Join us in-person to witness our cutting-edge demos on local Cloud Emulation, Extensions, Chaos Engineering, Security Testing, Ephemeral Environments, Cloud Pods, CI Analytics, and more!

LocalStack has joined AWS Marketplace to streamline local cloud development & testing!

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Announcing the availability of LocalStack's Cloud Emulator to facilitate local cloud development and team collaboration in the AWS Marketplace.

Introducing LocalStack Docker Extension for Docker Desktop

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

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.

LocalStack x Gitpod - Run cloud applications with LocalStack and Gitpod

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

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 Extensions

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

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.

LocalStack: 30k stars, 40M pulls - and just getting started! 🚀

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

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.