Docker-Compose+DynamoDB+LocalStack

This article will show you how you can use LocalStack+Docker-Compose+DynamoDb to test AWS resources on your local system.

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What is LocalStack?

LocalStack provides an easy-to-use test/mocking framework for developing Cloud applications. This means you can test AWS cloud resources locally on your machine.

Note: LocalStack supporting only AWS cloud stack.

LocalStack spins up the following core Cloud APIs on your local machine.

• ACM, API Gateway, CloudFormation, CloudWatch
• CloudWatch Logs, DynamoDB, DynamoDB Streams
• EC2, Elasticsearch Service, EventBridge (CloudWatch Events)
• Firehose, IAM, Kinesis, KMS, Lambda, Redshift
• Route53, S3, SecretsManager, SES, SNS
• SQS, SSM, StepFunctions, STS

Benefits of Using LocalStack

• Reduce Cost
• Test AWS Cloud Resource Locally
• Learn AWS Cloud Resource Locally
• Debug Locally

Let’s Start

We hope you have installed Docker on your system else you can check the following article to install Docker.

Setting Up Docker and Kitematic MacOS/Windows

Make Sure, You have configured AWS CLI on your system. If not please read the following article.

Install AWS Client

Docker-Compose.YML