Get into serverless computing with API Gateway, AWS Lambda and other Amazon Web Services! Zero server config APIs & SPAs
About This Video
In Detail
This course will introduce you to serverless computing and then quickly dive …
Get into serverless computing with API Gateway, AWS Lambda and other Amazon Web Services! Zero server config APIs & SPAs
About This Video
In Detail
This course will introduce you to serverless computing and then quickly dive into how to build serverless apps with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Specifically, you will learn:
We won't stop here though! Instead, you'll then dive even deeper into serverless computing and learn:
Secure your serverless app
What else you can build with the services covered in this course and which other services might be interesting to you were to dive deeper regarding advanced development workflows.
Chapter 1 : Getting Started
Introduction
What is AWS?
What is Serverless Development?
AWS Signup First Serverless API
Why AWS?
Course Structure
How to get the Most out of this Course
Chapter 2 : The Core Serverless Services
Module Introduction
An Overview over the Core Serverless Services
The Course Project
Chapter 3 : Creating an API with API Gateway AWS Lambda
Module Introduction
What is API Gateway?
Accessing the API Gateway Console
General API Gateway Features
API-specific Features Options
Introducing the Request-Response Cycle
Understanding the Request-Response Cycle
Creating a New API
Creating a Resource (= URL Path)
Handling CORS and the OPTIONS Preflight Request
Creating a (HTTP) Method
What is AWS Lambda?
Creating a Lambda Function
Connecting Lambda Functions to API Gateway Endpoints
Accessing the API from the Web Fixing CORS Issues
Understanding “event” in Lambda Functions
Forwarding Requests with “Proxy Integration”
Accessing Lambda Logs
Getting Started with Body Mapping Templates
Extracting Request Data with Body Mapping Templates
What’s the Idea behind Body Mappings?
Mapping Response Data
Using Models Validating Requests
Models Mappings
Next Steps
Adding a DELETE Method Endpoint to the API
Using Path Parameters
Accessing the API from the Web - The Right Way
Wrap Up
Chapter 4 : Data Storage with DynamoDB
Module Introduction
What is DynamoDB?
How DynamoDB Organizes Data
NoSQL vs SQL
Using DynamoDB with Lambda
Creating a Table in DynamoDB
Understanding Read Write Capacity
Creating and Scanning Items
What about multiple Databases?
Accessing DynamoDB from Lambda
Sidenote: How Lambda works behind the Scenes
Putting Items into a DynamoDB Table from Lambda
Setting Permissions Right
Using API Gateway (Request) Data for Item Creation
Mapping the Response Web Testing
Scanning Data in DynamoDB from Lambda
Improving the IAM Permissions
Restructuring Fetched Data in Lambda
Getting a Single Item from DynamoDB via Lambda
Testing it from the Web Passing Correct Data
Preparing “Delete” Permissions
Deleting Items in DynamoDB via Lambda
Mapping DynamoDB Responses
Wrap Up
Chapter 5 : Authenticating Users with Cognito and API Gateway Authorizers
Module Introduction
How to add Authorization to API Gateway
Understanding Custom Authorizers (API Gateway)
Creating a Custom Authorizer Function
Using Custom Authorizers
Retrieving Users from Custom Authorizers
What is AWS Cognito?
Cognito User Pools and Federated Identities
Creating a Cognito User Pool
Understanding the Cognito Auth Flow
Adding Cognito to a Frontend App - Getting Started
Adding Signup to the Frontend App
Adding User Confirmation to a Frontend App
Adding Signin to a Frontend App
Managing User State with Cognito
Using a Cognito Authorizer with API Gateway
Passing the right User ID to Lambda
Using Query Params Cognito from Lambda
Passing Query Params from the Frontend
Passing the User Id to the DELETE Endpoint
Wrap Up
Chapter 6 : Hosting a Serverless SPA
Module Introduction
What is S3?
Creating a S3 Bucket
Uploading the Web App to the Bucket
Turning a S3 Bucket into a Static Webserver
Setting up Logging
Optimizing Content Delivery: What is AWS CloudFront?
Setting up a CloudFront Distribution
Finishing the CloudFront Setup
Using a Custom Domain: What is Route53?
Registering a Domain
Connecting a Domain to a CloudFront Distribution
Wrap Up
Chapter 7 : Beyond the Basics - An Outlook
Module Introduction
Documenting an API
Other AWS Lambda Triggers
Going Serverless with a Node/ Express App (Non-API!)
Running Node/ Express Apps via Lambda + API Gateway
Pros and Cons of Serverless Node/Express MPA
Serverless Apps and Security
A Case of a Better Development Workflow
Getting to know the Serverless Framework
Getting to know SAM (Serverless Application Model) by AWS
Testing Serverless Apps with localstack
Other useful AWS Services
Wrap Up
Chapter 8 : Course Roundup
Roundup