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Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by shaicoleman » Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC

Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator
github.com

Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by QGQBGdeZREunxLe » Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC

> LocalStack's community edition sunset in March 2026 — requiring auth tokens, dropping CI support, and freezing security updates. Floci is the no-strings-attached alternative.

Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by kay_o » Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC

is all of this is vibe coded?

Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by spzb » Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC

kay_o wrote: post #3

is all of this is vibe coded?

Can't say for sure but the first commit was only four days ago and has a gitignore mentioning to Claude so probably yes. https://github.com/hectorvent/floci/blob/main/.gitignore

Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by zipping1549 » Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC

kay_o wrote: post #3

is all of this is vibe coded?

https://github.com/hectorvent/floci/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.m...

Mentions CLAUDE.md and didn't even bother deleting it.

Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by asteroidburger » Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC

kay_o wrote: post #3

is all of this is vibe coded?

Does it matter?

Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by natpalmer1776 » Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC

asteroidburger wrote: post #6

kay_o wrote: post #3

is all of this is vibe coded?

Does it matter?

It does to the person who asked the question.

Whether their concerns are driven by curiosity, ethics, philosophy, or something else entirely is really immaterial to the question itself.

Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by robutsume » Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC

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Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by mhitza » Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC

This project would be comical if it takes off. In Romanian this name means "a small pile of hair", but informally it's only used as a synonym for pubic hair.

Re: Floci – A free, open-source local AWS emulator

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Post by Telemakhos » Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC

mhitza wrote: post #9

This project would be comical if it takes off. In Romanian this name means "a small pile of hair", but informally it's only used as a synonym for pubic hair.

In Latin it's a tuft of wool, best known for expressions of valuelessness like "flocci non facio," meaning 'I don't consider it worth a tuft of wool.'