Building Serverless Web Applications

Build scalable, efficient, and highly available web apps using AWS

Key Features

• Get an in-depth understanding of the serverless model
• Build a complete serverless web application end to end
• Learn how to use the Serverless Framework to improve your productivity

Book Description

What you will learn

• Get a grasp of the pros and cons of going serverless and its use cases
• Discover how you can use the building blocks of AWS to your advantage
• Set up the environment and create a basic app with the Serverless Framework
• Host static files on S3 and CloudFront with HTTPS support
• Build a sample application with a frontend using React as an SPA
• Develop the Node.js backend to handle requests and connect to a SimpleDB database
• Secure your applications with authentication and authorization
• Implement the publish-subscribe pattern to handle notifications in a serverless application
• Create tests, define the workflow for deployment, and monitor your app

Who this book is for

If you’re looking to learn more about scalable and cost-efficient architectures, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of Node.js skills or familiarity with cloud services is required. For other topics, we cover the basics.