# Azure/Azurite

A lightweight server clone of Azure Storage that simulates most of the commands supported by it with minimal dependencies

Repository: https://github.com/Azure/Azurite
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/azurite
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: azure-storage, blob-storage, storage-emulator, azurite, docker-image, cross-platform, blob-service
Last push: 2026-08-26T08:14:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 75, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3116, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 95, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2250, forks 391 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:30.969754+00:00)

## What it is
Azurite is a lightweight, open-source emulator of Azure Storage that simulates the Blob, Queue, and Table services with minimal dependencies. It is built in TypeScript and can be run via npm, Docker, a VS Code extension, or Visual Studio, enabling local development and testing against Azure Storage APIs.

## Use cases
- emulate azure blob storage locally for development
- test azure storage sdk code without an azure account
- run a local azure storage emulator in docker for ci
- develop against azure queue and table storage offline
- mock azure storage api in integration tests

## When to choose
- you are developing or testing applications that use Azure Storage and want a fast, free local emulator
- you need a cross-platform, Docker-friendly replacement for the legacy Azure Storage Emulator
- you want to run integration tests against Azure Storage APIs without cloud costs or network dependency

## When to avoid
- you need a production storage backend or full fidelity to Azure Storage behavior
- you require exact parity with the latest Azure Storage features, since the emulator only simulates most commands
- you need a persistent, scalable storage service rather than a development tool

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, developer-tools, testing, mock-api
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, testing, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: azure-storage, storage-emulator, blob-storage, queue-storage, table-storage, local-emulator, typescript, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- Azure/Azurite (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:30.969754+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:43:51.528505+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Azure/Azurite (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:30.969754+00:00, sha c082797e1a1c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.