macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fake-gcs-serverlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install fake-gcs-server with Homebrew, Nix, zypper
Emulator for Google Cloud Storage API. Version 1.54.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fake-gcs-servernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fa/fake-gcs-server/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fake-gcs-serveropenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fake-gcs-server · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Emulator for Google Cloud Storage API
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fake-gcs-server
history
Project history and usage
fake-gcs-server is a Go-based emulator for the Google Cloud Storage API. It is designed for tests that need local bucket and object behavior without talking to Google Cloud.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in May 2017. Its README presents the project both as a Go library, exposed through the fakestorage package, and as a standalone binary or Docker image.
Adoption history
The project fits the common package-manager role of a local service emulator: install a small binary, run it in tests or CI, and point client code at a local endpoint. The README also documents Docker Hub images and GitHub releases, which broaden adoption beyond Go-only consumers.
How it is used
Typical use is to start fake-gcs-server on a local port, optionally preload bucket/object data by mounting a /data directory, and run tests against its HTTP or HTTPS Google Cloud Storage-compatible endpoints. Server flags can also be supplied through FAKE_GCS_* environment variables.
Why package nerds care
For packagers, fake-gcs-server is useful because it turns cloud-storage integration tests into local, reproducible processes. Its split identity as both a Go test library and a command-line emulator makes it useful in mixed-language test suites.
Timeline
- 2017: The GitHub repository is created.
- 2026: v1.54.0 is published on GitHub releases.
Related projects
- fake-gcs-server sits in the same tooling family as local emulators for datastore, pub/sub, and other cloud APIs used in integration tests.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cloud
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fake-gcs-server | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.54.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.54.0
https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fake-gcs-server |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.54.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fake-gcs-server |
| Homepage | https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server |
| Repository | https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server#readme |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server/archive/refs/tags/v1.54.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fake-gcs-server |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
fake-gcs-server
nix profile install nixpkgs#fake-gcs-server- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fake Gcs Server
zypper95%
fake-gcs-server 1.52.2-3.4
Google Cloud Storage emulator & testing library
https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server
sudo zypper install fake-gcs-server- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fake-gcs-server
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fake Gcs Server
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment