Seeding LocalStack instances with init hooks

Initialization hooks are a way to automatically run scripts and programs during localstack lifecycle phases. For instance, you could run a set of AWS commands after localstack has become ready to serve requests.

This sample shows how to use init hooks when using

• docker compose (example-docker-compose/)
• lstk (example-localstack-cli/)

Prerequisites

• A valid LocalStack for AWS license. Your license provides a LOCALSTACK_AUTH_TOKEN to activate LocalStack.
• lstk. Install it with npm install -g @localstack/lstk, or brew install localstack/tap/lstk.
• Docker Compose.
• AWS CLI, required by lstk aws.