MiniLake Is a Local Databricks API Emulator with SQL, Delta Lake and Spark

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Comments: 5
Submitted by: kermatt
Posted: Oct 27, 2026
Site: dmux.github.io

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MiniLake Is a Local Databricks API Emulator with SQL, Delta Lake and Spark was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 33 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #16 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 17:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 29, 17:07 UTC.

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If this actually works, this is such a huge boon. Let me share why: I work on connectors to various datasources, mostly SQL DB's The most useful tests are the integration tests, sending actual queries to the source For most DB's we have a giant Docker Compose which runs a local instance But things like Snowflake,…
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Getting tired of the standard AI design, all websites look the same now
— akbarian · view comment

Great for CI i guess; or is this meant as a cost savings measure where you can swap out your databricks for self-hosted this?
— isoprophlex · view comment

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