# Install azurite with Homebrew, Nix Lightweight server clone of Azure Storage that simulates it locally. Version 3.35.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:azurite ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install azurite ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#azurite ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/az/azurite/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:azurite - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.35.0 - **Source summary:** Lightweight server clone of Azure Storage that simulates it locally - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - azurite (cli) - azurite-blob (cli) - azurite-queue (cli) - azurite-table (cli) - azurite (alias) - azurite-blob (alias) - azurite-queue (alias) - azurite-table (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.35.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Azure/Azurite - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Azurite is Microsoft's open-source, cross-platform Azure Storage API emulator. It lets developers run Blob, Queue, and Table-compatible storage endpoints locally for development and tests without provisioning real Azure Storage accounts. ### Project history Azurite began as a Node.js-based Azure Storage emulator and evolved through a legacy JavaScript V2 line into Azurite V3. The official README explains that V3 uses a TypeScript architecture and a server code generator aligned with Azure Storage swagger, replacing more manually maintained V2 code. Microsoft Learn positions Azurite as the local emulator for Azure Storage development. The README documents separate `azurite`, `azurite-blob`, `azurite-queue`, and `azurite-table` commands, plus npm, Docker, Visual Studio Code, NuGet, and Visual Studio installation paths. ### Adoption history Azurite adoption tracks the growth of local-first cloud development. Azure developers use it in test suites, sample apps, CI jobs, and demos where real cloud storage would be slower, costlier, or harder to reset. Package-manager adoption is narrower than Azure CLI but important: the input package facts list Homebrew and Nix packages, while the official README also highlights npm and Docker as mainstream installation routes. ### How it is used Common usage is simply `azurite` from a project directory, or service-specific commands such as `azurite-blob -l path/to/workspace`. The storage workspace defaults to the current working directory when `--location` is omitted; options control host, ports, debug logs, HTTPS certificates, OAuth behavior, and in-memory persistence. There is no single user-level config file or credentials file documented for the CLI. Local storage state lives in the selected workspace, and custom accounts or keys can be supplied through environment variables or connection strings. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, Azurite is a useful example of a cloud emulator packaged as a developer service, not just a command. It brings Node.js runtime expectations, multiple executables, long-lived local state, ports, Docker parity, and API-version compatibility into the package story. It also replaced older Azure Storage Emulator workflows that were more Windows-centered, making Homebrew/Nix packaging matter for macOS and Linux developers building Azure-backed apps. ### Timeline - 2018: Azure/Azurite GitHub Releases include V2 releases. - 2019: Azurite V3 preview introduces the TypeScript and generated-server architecture. - 2020s: Azurite V3 supports Blob, Queue, and Table preview endpoints and is documented across Microsoft Learn, npm, Docker, and editor workflows. ### Related projects - Azure Storage Emulator was the older local emulator lineage for Azure Storage scenarios. - Azure Storage SDKs and Storage Explorer are common clients pointed at Azurite. - Azurite's generated-server architecture follows Azure Storage REST API swagger. ### Sources - Azure/Azurite README and releases - Microsoft Learn Azurite docs - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** azurite - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - azurite: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/az/azurite/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [azcopy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/azcopy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: azure, cli, cloud-infrastructure, storage. - [azqr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/azqr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: azure, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aztfexport](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aztfexport/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: azure, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [azure-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/azure-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: azure, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [azure-dev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/azure-dev/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: azure, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [bigquery-emulator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bigquery-emulator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, emulator. - [gcsfuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcsfuse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, storage. - [static-web-apps-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/static-web-apps-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: azure, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [azurite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/azurite/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: azure, azurite, azurite-blob, azurite-queue, azurite-table. - [mcp-server-kubernetes](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mcp-server-kubernetes/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, node. - [azurite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/azurite/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/azurite.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/azurite.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph