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title: "Deploy LocalStack"
description: "AWS, but local in the cloud"
category: "Other"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/localstack
---

# Deploy LocalStack

AWS, but local in the cloud

**[Deploy LocalStack on Railway](https://railway.com/template/localstack)**

- **Creator:** myworkspace
- **Category:** Other
- **Total deploys:** 4

## Template content

### localstack/localstack

- **Image:** localstack/localstack
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host LocalStack on Railway

**LocalStack** is a local AWS cloud emulator that lets you run AWS services such as S3, SQS, DynamoDB, Lambda, and more **without using real AWS accounts**. It’s ideal for development, testing, CI pipelines, and preview environments where speed, isolation, and cost control matter.

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## About Hosting LocalStack

Hosting LocalStack means running a fully self-contained AWS-like environment that exposes AWS-compatible APIs over HTTP. Instead of provisioning real cloud resources, your applications interact with mocked services that behave like AWS, but run entirely within a container.

When deployed on **Railway**, LocalStack becomes a shared, always-available backend for CI pipelines, preview environments, and team development. Railway handles container orchestration, networking, and scaling, while LocalStack provides fast, deterministic AWS service emulation with no credentials or cloud costs.

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## Common Use Cases

* Integration and end-to-end tests in CI pipelines
* PR preview environments with AWS dependencies
* Local and remote development without real AWS access

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## Dependencies for LocalStack Hosting

* Docker (required for Lambda execution)
* AWS-compatible SDKs or CLI (configured to use LocalStack endpoints)

### Deployment Dependencies

* LocalStack (OSS): [https://github.com/localstack/localstack](https://github.com/localstack/localstack)
* Railway platform: [https://railway.app](https://railway.app)

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## Why Deploy LocalStack on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying LocalStack on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.


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