Introduction to AWS Lambda

What is AWS Lambda?

1. AWS Lambda is a compute service that lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers.
2. AWS Lambda executes your code only when needed and scales automatically.

Create AWS Free Tier Account

• Go to https://aws.amazon.com/free

  • Create Free Account
  • Personal Or Professional
  • Enter Payment info
  • Confirm your identity
  • Select a Support Plan - there is a free option

• Sign into the AWS Console

  • Make sure you are in the correct Region
  • Pin Services

IAM

• Identity and Access Management
  • Users
  • Groups

Language

• Examples
  • Node.js, Python & More

Limitations

• Uncompressed file size
  • Less that 250 MB
• Compressed package
  • Less than 50 MB
• total package in region
  • less than 75 GB
• must run in less than 900 seconds

Writing Code

• In AWS Editor

AWS cli

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2.html

SAM

The AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) is an open-source framework that you can use to build serverless applications and run locally.

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-install-linux.html
• configure IAM account
• install Docker
• install AWS SAM ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nscENSSLdsw