MinIO is a high-performance, S3-compatible object storage solution. Its API is compatible with the major hyperscalers' object storage services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3), Google's Storage, and Azure's Blob Storage.
I wanted to have the ability to run my Lambda function code locally and invoke it from an existing service. This approach allows you to iterate quickly on your code without the need for frequent deployments to AWS Lambda.
In the lead-up to the inception of Terrafir, I discovered Open Policy Agent (OPA) - an open-source engine that allows for the declarative writing of policies in Rego.