Over the past months I've been working on Genesis DB an GDPR-ready event-sourcing database built for simplicity, performance, and real-world use.

One piece of feedback that kept coming up: "Docker is great, but for local dev it can feel heavy, especially when I just want to spin up an event store and start building."

So I built Genesis DB LocalStack. A native macOS experience for event-sourced development:

What it does

- Runs Genesis DB locally, natively, no Docker daemon needed

- Launch instances in milliseconds

- Each project gets its own isolated DB + domain (*.genesisdb.local)

- Run multiple instances for microservices workflows

- Export/Import environments for fast team onboarding

- Config lives in plain text: version control friendly

Why?

Local dev today often means container orchestration before first code. Genesis DB LocalStack tries to remove friction: install app > click > build.

Sometimes the fastest developer experience is still the simplest:

Real processes on your machine, predictable ports, zero orchestration overhead.

Is a native, Docker-free local event-store helpful to you?

Appreciate any feedback, especially from folks doing event sourcing and CQRS, perhaps even with Genesis DB, in production.

Many thanks!