How run & use DynamoDB locally

This post intent to be simple and direct.

We are going to run DynamoDB locally and connect with him using NoSQL Workbench.

Before we start, check if you have Docker running on your machine. Else not, install here

Choose an folder or create a new one, inside this folder create a file docker-compose.yml:

version: '3.8'
services:
  dynamodb-local:
    command: "-jar DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb -dbPath ./data"
    image: "amazon/dynamodb-local:latest"
    container_name: dynamodb-local
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    volumes:
      - "./docker/dynamodb:/home/dynamodblocal/data"
    working_dir: /home/dynamodblocal

In your terminal, inside the folder you created the file run following command:
docker-compose up

If everything is well, this should be the result of your terminal:

Lets connect with DynamoDB using NoSQL Workbench.

Download and install using AWS NoSQL Workbench

Open the NoSQL Workbench Software.

Choose Amazon DynamoDB:

Click in Operation Builder and Add Connection:

Setup your connection:

And everything should be okay if you see this screen:

Hope this article helped you.

Comments

[Lee Wynne]

Didn't even know you could do this.. Is this like ECS anywhere (but for key/value).