Is there a way to see files stored in localstack's mocked S3 environment

Question

I've setup a localstack install based off the article How to fake AWS locally with LocalStack. I've tested copying a file up to the mocked S3 service and it works great.

I started looking for the test file I uploaded. I see there's an encoded version of the file I uploaded inside .localstack/data/s3_api_calls.json, but I can't find it anywhere else.

Given: DATA_DIR=/tmp/localstack/data I was expecting to find it there, but it's not.

It's not critical that I have access to it directly on the file system, but it would be nice.

My question is: Is there anywhere/way to see files that are uploaded to the localstack's mock S3 service?

Answer 1

I went back and re-read the original article which states:

"Once we start uploading, we won't see new files appear in this directory. Instead, our uploads will be recorded in this file (s3_api_calls.json) as raw data."

So, it appears there isn't a direct way to see the files.

However, the Commandeer app provides a view into localstack that includes a directory listing of the mocked S3 buckets. There isn't currently a way to see the contents of the files, but the directory structure is enough for what I'm doing. UPDATE: According to @WallMobile it's now possible to see the contents of files too.

Answer 2

After the latest update, now we have only one port which is 4566.

Yes, you can see your file. Open http://localhost:4566/your-funny-backet-name/you-weird-file-name in chrome.

You should be able to see the content of your file now.