Floci - Any Cloud. Locally.

Spent some time with Floci and have to say, this is one of the most impressive alternatives to LocalStack I've seen in a while. For teams building cloud-native applications, having a fast, reliable way to develop and test AWS workloads locally can dramatically improve developer productivity, reduce cloud costs, and shorten feedback loops. What stood out to me about Floci is its focus on providing a practical developer experience without the complexity that often comes with local cloud emulation. If you're building on AWS and looking for ways to improve your local development workflow, it's definitely worth checking out. The future of software engineering is not just about better AI. It's also about reducing friction in the developer experience, and tools like Floci are helping move the industry in that direction. Have any of you used Floci yet? I'd be interested in hearing how it compares to your current LocalStack setup. #AWS #CloudNative #DeveloperExperience #Java #SoftwareEngineering #DevOps #PlatformEngineering

🚀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 — 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆. I’m excited to share my contribution to 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶-𝗮𝘇 𝘃𝟬.𝟳.𝟬, an open-source Azure cloud emulation platform designed for realistic cloud-native development, testing, and local simulation environments. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dFb4aATX 💡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Improving cloud emulation capabilities across networking, identity, and observability workflows. 🙌 I’m grateful to be recognized as a first-time open-source contributor in this release. 💡 This platform enables developers to simulate Azure-like environments locally, improving development speed, testing safety, and reducing cloud dependency. ✨ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝟬.𝟳.𝟬: • Virtual Network (VNet) emulation for cloud networking workflows • Azure DNS support for infrastructure and routing scenarios • Azure Monitor & Log Analytics for observability testing • Azure Communication Services Email integration • Container-backed virtual machines for realistic execution • Microsoft Entra ID OIDC token emulation for authentication flows • Per-service configuration for flexible mock vs real environments ⚙️ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Floci-az is built using 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘂𝘀, enabling: • Fast startup performance • Low memory usage • GraalVM native-image support 📚 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼: • Cloud networking & distributed systems • Identity & authentication (IAM / OIDC) • Observability & monitoring systems • Containerized environments (Docker) • Platform engineering concepts • Open-source collaboration workflows 🙏 Thanks to Hector Ventura and Freddy Peña for maintaining Floci-az and supporting contributors in the open-source community. 🌱 This contribution is part of my continuous learning journey alongside my current professional role. 🚀 Open-source growth comes from consistency, curiosity, and real engineering contributions over time. #OpenSource #FlociAZ #Azure #CloudNative #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #DistributedSystems #Observability #CloudComputing #Kubernetes #Docker #Java #Quarkus #GraalVM #GitHub

🚀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 — 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆. I’m excited to share my contribution to 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶-𝗮𝘇 𝘃𝟬.𝟳.𝟬, an open-source Azure cloud emulation platform designed for realistic cloud-native development, testing, and local simulation environments. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dFb4aATX 💡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Improving cloud emulation capabilities across networking, identity, and observability workflows. 🙌 I’m grateful to be recognized as a first-time open-source contributor in this release. 💡 This platform enables developers to simulate Azure-like environments locally, improving development speed, testing safety, and reducing cloud dependency. ✨ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝟬.𝟳.𝟬: • Virtual Network (VNet) emulation for cloud networking workflows • Azure DNS support for infrastructure and routing scenarios • Azure Monitor & Log Analytics for observability testing • Azure Communication Services Email integration • Container-backed virtual machines for realistic execution • Microsoft Entra ID OIDC token emulation for authentication flows • Per-service configuration for flexible mock vs real environments ⚙️ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Floci-az is built using 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘂𝘀, enabling: • Fast startup performance • Low memory usage • GraalVM native-image support 📚 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼: • Cloud networking & distributed systems • Identity & authentication (IAM / OIDC) • Observability & monitoring systems • Containerized environments (Docker) • Platform engineering concepts • Open-source collaboration workflows 🙏 Thanks to Hector Ventura and Freddy Peña for maintaining Floci-az and supporting contributors in the open-source community. 🌱 This contribution is part of my continuous learning journey alongside my current professional role. 🚀 Open-source growth comes from consistency, curiosity, and real engineering contributions over time. #OpenSource #FlociAZ #Azure #CloudNative #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #DistributedSystems #Observability #CloudComputing #Kubernetes #Docker #Java #Quarkus #GraalVM #GitHub

A local AWS emulator that starts in 24 ms and uses just 13 MiB of idle memory? 🚀 Join us as we talk with Hector Ventura, the creator of Floci — free, open source, and powered by GraalVM 🐰 https://lnkd.in/eDCnvSme

Had a lot of fun learning more about Floci - Any Cloud. Locally. from Hector Ventura! What a great project, and what a great use case of Native Image for fast startup, low memory usage, and easy installation across platforms.

🚀 Supersonic Subatomic Java in action! Ever wondered what it takes to make a full AWS emulator start in just 24 milliseconds? We are super excited to partner with the SouJava community to bring you an epic live session featuring the brilliant Hector Ventura, we are going to push the limits of what you thought was possible! In our session, "~24 milliseconds: what the local cloud taught me about native Java", Hector will walk us through the journey of building Floci - Any Cloud. Locally., a free and open-source local cloud emulator. We’ll be diving deep into a real-world native-image case study, specifically showcasing: ✅ The massive wins: Instant startup (~24ms), ultra-low memory footprint (~13 MiB idle), and a tiny 40 MB binary. ✅ The honest challenges: Dealing with the closed-world assumption when throwing cloud SDKs, Docker clients, embedded DNS, and startup TLS at a static binary. ✅ The framework: How Quarkus carries the weight and does the heavy lifting to make all of this possible seamlessly. ✅ The practical payoff: How to run Floci as a Testcontainers dependency in your own tests, so you can leave the stream and use it that very same night. 📅 Date: June 27th ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM CST | 02:00 PM BRT Grab your coffee, bring your questions, and join the club for an amazing technical deep dive. Let's see Quarkus shine! ✨ 🔗 Link in the first comment. #QuarkusClub #Quarkus #Java #GraalVM #CloudNative #Backend #DeveloperExperience

🚀 Ever wondered what it takes to make a full AWS emulator start in just 24 milliseconds using Java? I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I’ll be hosting an incredible live session at SouJava and Quarkus Club featuring the brilliant Hector Ventura! In our session, "~24 milliseconds: what the local cloud taught me about native Java", Hector will walk us through the journey of building Floci - Any Cloud. Locally., a free and open-source local cloud emulator. We’ll be diving deep into a real-world GraalVM native-image case study, discussing: ✅ The massive wins: Instant startup (~24ms), ultra-low memory footprint (~13 MiB idle), and a tiny 40 MB binary. ✅ The honest challenges: How the closed-world assumption fights back when integrating cloud SDKs, Docker clients, embedded DNS, and startup TLS into a static binary. ✅ The framework: How Quarkus does the heavy lifting to make this possible. ✅ The practical payoff: How to run Floci as a Testcontainers dependency in your own Java tests, so you can leave the live stream and use it that very same night. 📅 Date: June 27th ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM CST | 02:00 PM BRT Grab your coffee, bring your questions, and join us for an amazing technical deep dive into cloud-native Java. You won't want to miss this! 🔗 Link in the first comment. #Java #Quarkus #GraalVM #CloudNative #Backend

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