Lambda function scheduled to perform backups of another server on s3
Ep.2 - Installing dependencies
6 minutes
We start installing the dependencies for the project.
• curl
• Nodejs and npm
• AWS CDK
We will start organizing the commands used to install dependencies on a Makefile
Notes
• Source code in Githubhttps://github.com/fromzerotofullstack/lambda-cron-backup-s3/tree/
• Nodesource distributions
https://github.com/nodesource/distributions
• aws-cdk npm package
https://www.npmjs.com/package/aws-cdk
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/fromzerotofullstack/lambda-cron-backup-s3
Episodes
Ep.1 - Introduction: Lambda cron backup to s3
(4 minutes)
We explain how the project will be structured and what we are trying to accomplish: a cron process running on AWS Lambda to backup an external server.
• AWS Lambda
• AWS Cloudformation
• AWS CDK
• AWS S3
Ep.2 - Installing dependencies
(6 minutes)
We start installing the dependencies for the project.
• curl
• Nodejs and npm
• AWS CDK
We will start organizing the commands used to install dependencies on a Makefile
Ep.3 - CDK first steps
(15 minutes)
We will run cdk init to start a Typescript project.
• Updating our Makefile to document the setup commands
• Creating a folder with the stack, service, and dependencies
• Install missing aws and system dependencies as we need them
We start by defining a new s3 bucket we want to create.
Ep.4 - CDK deploy and destroy
(26 minutes)
We will deploy our resources with cdk deploy. Once we are done we will use cdk destroy to remove the resources.
• Updating our Makefile to document the changes.
• Confirm the s3 bucket is created.
• Deal with common pitfalls when running cdk destroy — like s3 resoruces not being removed.
• Install autodelete bucket and missing aws dependencies.
• Makefile .PHONY targets.
• Permissions.
We will allocate and deallocate aws resources using cdk deploy and cdk destroy, and deal with some common problems we can run into.