Replace end-of-life LocalStack community images in local dev env with an open-source emulator
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Description
Is this related to a problem? Please describe.
LocalStack ended Community Edition on March 23, 2026.
Describe the solution you'd like
Move to Ministack (ministackorg/ministack), which is MIT-licensed and requires no account or token. Disclaimer: I am the maintainer of Ministack, and I opened this PR #796 because I noticed it was already being used in the AICR repo (https://github.com/NVIDIA/aicr/pull/1298)
Benefit: contributors and CI get a one-command local env with no account, token, or license, on an image that still receives updates and pulls faster (70 MB vs 503 MB compressed).
Describe alternatives you've considered
Stay on the tag
Additional context
Refs: https://blog.localstack.cloud/2026-upcoming-pricing-changes/ and https://docs.localstack.cloud/aws/licensing/
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Research direction
Search the local development and CI configuration for LocalStack Community image references, then review PR #796 and the Ministack image requirements. Replace the end-of-life image wherever it is used and verify that contributors and CI can start the environment without an account, token, or license.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100