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Ministack (Replacement for LocalStack)
LocalStack is no longer free. MiniStack is. 33 AWS services on a single port — with real Postgres, Redis, and Docker containers . No account, no license key, no telemetry.
Core AWS services plus real infrastructure — RDS runs actual databases, ElastiCache runs real Redis, ECS starts real Docker containers, Athena executes real SQL via DuckDB (when installed).
Same developer experience. Fraction of the cost and footprint.
Where it matters most — RDS, ElastiCache, and ECS run real Docker containers. No fake endpoints, no stubbed responses.
One command. 33 services. Real infrastructure. Free.