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+# Please Note: Repository Inactive
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+**This repository is no longer actively maintained. LocalStack has been forked and is now maintained in a new location:**
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+**https://github.com/localstack/localstack**
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+Please do *not* create pull requests against this repository. Thanks
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+
+***
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+Below is a copy of the original README.
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+***
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