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Serverless package done right

2019-04-01

Problem The Severless Framework package command claims to be useful in CI/CD workflows. The command results in the production of AWS Cloud Formation stack json files (or alternative cloud provider equivalent) on disk. These files can be bundled and considered the ‘deployment artifact’ at the end of the pipeline. The artifact can be provided to the serverless deploy command that could be run at a later date. This two-step package/deploy process is very familiar, so I was lured into using the serverless package command. However, there is a major flaw in the design! …

Scripting with AWS Parameter Store

2018-10-12

Ever need to write a short script as part of development to get feedback on a portion of code? Ever need to add private authentication values to that script? Ever wanted to add the script to source control but couldn’t because it contained your private authentication? Enter: AWS Parameter Store This AWS service acts as a key-value store. Add your private settings such as usernames, passwords, connection strings etc and they can be retrieved programatically by their key name. This lets you commit your handy script to source control by keeping it free from private values. …