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LocalStack for Students: Free AWS Emulator While You Study

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Free LocalStack for AWS plan

Deal Overview

Students in the GitHub Student Developer Pack get LocalStack's most powerful AWS emulator free for as long as they stay enrolled, with 1,000 CI/CD credits per month. Build and test AWS apps locally without a cloud bill.

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Free AWS emulator + 1,000 CI credits/month

LocalStack for AWS Student Plan, free while you're a student

LocalStack has partnered with GitHub to make its local AWS emulator free for anyone with access to the GitHub Student Developer Pack. The Student Plan unlocks LocalStack's most powerful AWS emulator in a ready-to-use environment, so you can work with services like S3, Lambda, DynamoDB and API Gateway on your laptop with no credit card and no surprise AWS bill.

Students also get 1,000 monthly CI/CD credits to run local builds and tests continuously. Access lasts as long as you are a student actively enrolled in the GitHub Student Developer Pack.

How to Claim

  1. 1

    Check that your GitHub account has active education benefits (GitHub settings → Billing & Licensing → Education Benefits).

  2. 2

    Open the LocalStack for Students (opens in new tab) page and link your GitHub account.

  3. 3

    If you already have a LocalStack account, go to Settings → Billing and choose the Student Plan.

  4. 4

    Install LocalStack and start emulating AWS services locally.

Key Benefits (4)

  • Free LocalStack for AWS Student Plan
  • 1,000 monthly CI/CD credits
  • Emulates S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway and more
  • No credit card or cloud bill needed

Eligibility & Criteria

Requirements:Active GitHub Student Developer Pack membershipGitHub account linked to LocalStack
  • ›Offered only to GitHub Student Developer Pack members
  • ›Valid only while you stay enrolled in the Pack
  • ›If you land in a paid trial, your GitHub account is likely not linked to the Pack

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Common Use Cases for LocalStack

  • Practice AWS services without a cloud bill
  • Test Lambda and S3 code locally
  • Run integration tests in CI

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