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Storage

Storage services for local development.

Buckets, blobs, and object access patterns for local file-heavy workflows.

Cloud Storage

HTTP/REST · 4443
Default-on

Object storage for buckets, blobs, and local file workflows.

3 supported capabilities Details
Databases

Databases services for local development.

Transactional, document, wide-column, and cache-style data services for app backends.

Firestore

gRPC · 8086
Default-on

Document database for app state, user data, and event-driven backends.

4 supported capabilities Details

Spanner

gRPC + REST · 9010 / 9020
Default-on

Relational database surface for strongly consistent SQL and transactional workloads.

5 supported capabilities Details

Bigtable

gRPC · 8087
Default-on

Wide-column store for large key ranges, event streams, and time-series workloads.

5 supported capabilities Details

Memorystore

RESP2 · 6379
Default-on

Redis-compatible cache and low-latency data surface for local development.

4 supported capabilities Details
Analytics

Analytics services for local development.

Warehouse-style SQL and dataset workflows for local query development.

BigQuery

REST + gRPC · 9050 / 9060
Default-on

Warehouse-style SQL analytics for datasets, tables, and local query development.

7 supported capabilities Details
Messaging & Workflow

Messaging & Workflow services for local development.

Events, background jobs, and orchestration surfaces for distributed application flows.

Pub/Sub

gRPC · 8085
Default-on

Messaging and event streaming for async, fan-out, and queue-driven flows.

6 supported capabilities Details

Cloud Tasks

gRPC · 8080
Default-on

Managed task queue behavior for background jobs and HTTP dispatch workflows.

3 supported capabilities Details

Cloud Workflows

REST · 8080
Default-on

Workflow orchestration for multi-step service calls and long-running flows.

5 supported capabilities Details
Security

Security services for local development.

Secret and configuration access patterns developers need during local iteration.

Secret Manager

gRPC · 8080
Default-on

Secret storage and version access for local credential and configuration flows.

3 supported capabilities Details
Operations

Operations services for local development.

Logs, metrics, and operational visibility surfaces that help teams trust local runs.

Cloud Logging

gRPC · 8080
Default-on

Centralized log ingestion and query-friendly local observability.

4 supported capabilities Details

Cloud Monitoring

gRPC · 8080
Default-on

Metrics ingestion and local monitoring flows for app health and instrumentation.

3 supported capabilities Details
Compute & Runtime

Compute & Runtime services for local development.

Container, cluster, and instance-style runtime surfaces when app flows need them.

GKE

gRPC · 8080
Opt-in

Cluster-oriented runtime surface for Kubernetes-style local testing.

1 supported capabilities Details

Compute Engine

REST · 8080
Opt-in

VM-like runtime surface for instance-based local workflows.

2 supported capabilities Details

Cloud Run

gRPC · 8080
Opt-in

Serverless container runtime behavior for local service deployment flows.

2 supported capabilities Details
Service Catalog

LocalCloud provides health & usage for each service via in-built console app.

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Product Categories

Grouped the way Google Cloud teams already scan the platform.

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Default Boot Path

Pull the image, start the container, export the env block, and begin testing locally.

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Opt-in Runtime Services

Compute-oriented surfaces stay clearly marked when Docker-backed behavior is required.