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.
                    
 
         
         
         
    
