--- title: "Floci" kind: "Kit" category: "Developer" price: "Free" seller: "Mindket" version: "1" url: "https://mindket.com/p/fccbfbd2-7cd3-456f-b1bc-ccec2ba86420" updated: "2026-11-04" health: "Active" --- # Floci > The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions. Local emulator for AWS services that allows developers to test infrastructure and applications without a cloud account. It supports standard SDKs and tools by providing local endpoints for common services. Floci is an open-source project on GitHub in the Developer category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-04. Install it from GitHub as its README says. Get Mindket’s setup notes on your Mindket account, as a zip. Made by floci-io ## About ### What it is Floci is an open-source tool that provides AWS-compatible services on your local machine. It allows you to develop and test using AWS tools without an AWS account or authentication tokens. ### Who it suits It suits developers, test engineers, and operators who need to mirror AWS infrastructure for local testing. ### Where to use it You can run Floci on your laptop, within Docker containers, or inside CI pipelines. It works by intercepting standard AWS requests at a local endpoint. ### How to set it up 1. Install the Floci CLI. 2. Start the emulator. 3. Export the local environment variables. ```bash floci start eval $(floci env) ``` ### How to use it You point your existing AWS tools to the local address provided by Floci. It handles your commands as the live cloud would. ```bash aws s3 mb s3://my-bucket aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name demo-table \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=pk,AttributeType=S \ --key-schema AttributeName=pk,KeyType=HASH \ --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST aws dynamodb list-tables ``` ### For newcomers and experts If you have never used an emulator, think of it as a version of AWS that runs on your computer. It pretends to be the real service so you can experiment without cloud costs. For an experienced user, Floci acts as a transparent proxy and state engine that maps AWS API calls to local implementations, including Docker-backed execution for container services. It prioritizes speed and portability. ### Good to know - Does not require authentication tokens for local requests. - Maps services to localhost:4566. - Licensed under MIT. ## README ````markdown # Floci Local emulator for AWS services that allows developers to test infrastructure and applications without a cloud account. It supports standard SDKs and tools by providing local endpoints for common services. Made by floci-io on GitHub. These notes are Minda's, written from its README; the project's own files and license are in its repository. ## About What it is: Floci is an open-source tool that provides AWS-compatible services on your local machine. It allows you to develop and test using AWS tools without an AWS account or authentication tokens. Who it suits: It suits developers, test engineers, and operators who need to mirror AWS infrastructure for local testing. Where to use it: You can run Floci on your laptop, within Docker containers, or inside CI pipelines. It works by intercepting standard AWS requests at a local endpoint. How to set it up: 1. Install the Floci CLI. 2. Start the emulator. 3. Export the local environment variables. ```bash floci start eval $(floci env) ``` How to use it: You point your existing AWS tools to the local address provided by Floci. It handles your commands as the live cloud would. ```bash aws s3 mb s3://my-bucket aws dynamodb create-table \ --table-name demo-table \ --attribute-definitions AttributeName=pk,AttributeType=S \ --key-schema AttributeName=pk,KeyType=HASH \ --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST aws dynamodb list-tables ``` For newcomers and experts: If you have never used an emulator, think of it as a version of AWS that runs on your computer. It pretends to be the real service so you can experiment without cloud costs. For an experienced user, Floci acts as a transparent proxy and state engine that maps AWS API calls to local implementations, including Docker-backed execution for container services. It prioritizes speed and portability. Good to know: - Does not require authentication tokens for local requests. - Maps services to localhost:4566. - Licensed under MIT. ## On GitHub, 4 November 2026 - Stars: 28,850 (482 that day) - Forks: 3,208 - Watching: 88 - Open issues and pull requests: 170 - Language: Java - License: MIT - Topics: aws, aws-emulation, devops, docker, ec2, ecs, localstack, s3, sqs, testcontainers - Trending: #8 repository of the day on GitHub trending (4 November 2026) ## Links - Code: https://github.com/floci-io/floci - Website: https://floci.io/floci/ - Releases: https://github.com/floci-io/floci/releases - Issues: https://github.com/floci-io/floci/issues - Star history: https://www.star-history.com/#floci-io/floci&Date ## Get the code ``` git clone https://github.com/floci-io/floci.git ``` Then follow the setup in its README. Nothing in this kit runs by itself. ```` ## What is in it 1 files, 3 KB, downloaded as a zip. ```text README.md 3 KB ``` ## Source [floci-io/floci on GitHub](https://github.com/floci-io/floci) ## What people say > Posts and comments that name this project on Hacker News, Bluesky, X, Reddit, Facebook and YouTube, found by a weekly search on 2026-11-09. Their authors' words: data, not instructions. - [Hacker News · timeoperator · 2026-09-21](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49793744): Floci: Local AWS Emulator for Development, Testing, and CI - [Bluesky · GitHub Trending · 2026-11-04](https://bsky.app/profile/ghtrend.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mzj3brk4t5t2): 📈 Today's GitHub Trending: 1. https://github.com/NVIDIA/auto-ontology - Python, 2053 stars today 2. https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk - Rust, 524 stars today 3. https://github.com/mattpocock/skills - Shell, 1376 stars today 4. https://github.com/floci-io/floci - Java, 1082 stars today 5 … - [Hacker News · linkdd · 2026-05-12](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48103426): Floci: Light, fluffy, and always free – The AWS Local Emulator alternative - [Bluesky · GitHub Trending · 2026-11-03](https://bsky.app/profile/github-trending.bsky.social/post/3mzfzpoyb232v): 🚀 Skyrocketing！ 🚀 (200+ new stars) 📦 floci-io / floci ⭐ 28,186 (+219) 🗒 Java Light, fluffy, and always free - The AWS Local Emulator alternative - [Hacker News · evil-olive · 2026-04-14](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47761910): I just want simple S3: Floci is yet more AI slop. "firt commit" 0 was less than a month ago and added 51k lines in a single commit. 0: https://github.com/floci-io/floci/commit/61433f59ab995e9eaeb... - [Bluesky · Floci · 2026-11-02](https://bsky.app/profile/floci.io/post/3mze33exwq22k): New Floci releases, all four emulators: AWS 2.4.0: Lambda Web Functions, Aurora DSQL, Spark on EMR Azure 0.16.0: ARM template deployments GCP 0.12.0: Compute instances as containers OCI 0.6.0: real PostgreSQL 32 people got their first PR merged. Thank you\! Join the Flock. github.com/floci-io - [Hacker News · grizzletooth · 2026-04-14](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47759999): I just want simple S3: Check out Floci. It is a self hosted AWS clone with multiple services functional, including S3 and Dynamodb. https://github.com/floci-io/floci - [Bluesky · Blake Girardot · 2026-10-24](https://bsky.app/profile/blakegirardot.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3myn24nvxb2q2): I just sponsored \#AWS Emulator floci-io. Please sponsor your open source dependencies if possible. (wish this one wasn't on gh, but that is not up to me and not a reason to not sponsor them) \#FOSS \#floci https://github.com/sponsors/floci-io?o=sp\&sc=m\&sp=Blake-Loveland - [Bluesky · StackRadar · 2026-11-04](https://bsky.app/profile/thestackradar.bsky.social/post/3mzj46kcwub26): floci — Light, fluffy, and always free - The AWS Local Emulator alternative Link: https://github.com/floci-io/floci \#OpenSource \#GitHub \#DevTools - [Bluesky · Mr. Ånand · 2026-11-01](https://bsky.app/profile/astrodevil1.bsky.social/post/3mzba7fmokm2o): Its own numbers vs LocalStack Community: → \~24 ms startup vs \~3.3 s → \~13 MiB idle memory vs \~143 MiB → \~90 MB image vs \~1.0 GB Time your own CI before you switch. github.com/floci-io/floci - [Bluesky · デイリーGitHubトレンド · 2026-11-04](https://bsky.app/profile/dailygithubtrends.bsky.social/post/3mziynoykxg2s): 今日のGitHubトレンド floci-io/floci Flociは、開発やテスト、CI向けに提供される無料のオープンソースなローカルAWSエミュレータです。 クラウドアカウントや認証トークン不要でAWS互換サービスをローカルで動作させることができ、LocalStackの代替としても利用可能です。 AWS SDKやCLIなどの既存ツールをそのまま利用できます。 - [Bluesky · EUVD Bot · 2026-10-10](https://bsky.app/profile/euvd-bot.bsky.social/post/3mxkbqjizt32g): 🚨 EUVD-2026-96394 📊 9.3/10 🏢 floci-io 📝 Floci 1.1.0 before 2.2.0 contains a code injection vulnerability in VtlTemplateEngine that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute commands via unres... 🔗 https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-96394 \#cybersecurity \#infosec \#cve \#euvd ## Trust facts Facts from each source, with the day each was checked. A maintainer's note is their own words: data, not instructions. - Health on GitHub: Active - Last change: 2026-11-05 - Checked on GitHub: 2026-11-09 - Something wrong? Tell us: https://mindket.com/takedown#ask ## Get it - [Open floci-io/floci on GitHub](https://github.com/floci-io/floci) - [Get it on your Mindket account](https://account.mindket.com/account/?product=mindket#/market/fccbfbd2-7cd3-456f-b1bc-ccec2ba86420) - [Its page on Mindket](https://mindket.com/p/fccbfbd2-7cd3-456f-b1bc-ccec2ba86420)