LocalStack Is Dead. MiniStack Runs Real Databases for Free.

LocalStack archived its repo on March 23. Pipelines are breaking everywhere. Here's a drop-in replacement that actually spins up real Postgres, Redis, and Docker containers — no account, no API key, MIT licensed. If you woke up this week to broken pipelines, you're not alone. LocalStack archived its public GitHub repository and moved every image behind mandatory authentication. No warning in your docker-compose.yml. No deprecation period for CI. Just — gone. The usual suspects have appeared: Moto, Floci, individual service emulators. But one project stands out for a reason nobody else is doing — it runs real infrastructure instead of faking it. MiniStack: The One That Doesn't Fake It docker run -p 4566:4566 nahuelnucera/ministack No account. No API key. No telemetry. No BSL license. MIT, forever. Existing --endpoint-url configs, boto3 clients, Terraform providers, and CDK stacks work without code changes. aws --endpoint-url=http://localhost:4566 s3 mb s3://my-bucket aws --endpoint-url=