# Floci

> MIT free local AWS cloud API emulator (:4566 LocalStack-shaped)

**Category:** DevOps  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://floci.io/floci/  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/floci-io/floci  
**Added:** 2026-09-27

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## The Hook

Floci is a free local AWS cloud API emulator — point SDKs/CLI/Terraform at localhost:4566 with no account, no auth token, and no feature gates after the LocalStack CE token sunset.

## What's Good

MIT (floci-io/floci). Free Docker / `floci start` / `docker compose up` — no account or token. LocalStack-shaped AWS API surface on :4566 for agent-safe and CI loops; docs at floci.io/floci. ★25,792 on GitHub API 2026-09-27.

## The Catch

Vs E2B / Daytona / CubeSandbox: those are code VMs/sandboxes; Floci is a cloud API *emulator*, not a sandbox. Vs Coolify / CapRover: PaaS deploy planes, not AWS-shaped local APIs. Extreme ★ vs age (created 2026-02, ★~26k) — treat discovery heat carefully; LocalStack-shaped API parity without an explicit trademark disclaimer in-tree.

## Verdict

MIT free AWS local emulator when agent/CI loops need :4566 without a LocalStack token — not a code sandbox and not a PaaS.