Prepare Application Artifacts To Be Deployed To AWS | 🏗️ Build A Multi-Environment Serverless App

Exam Guide: Developer - Associate 🏗️ Domain 3: Deployment 📘 Task 1: Prepare Application Artifacts To Be Deployed To AWS Before you can deploy anything to AWS, you need to package it properly. This task covers Lambda deployment packaging (zip vs container), managing dependencies, structuring projects for multi-environment deployment, and using AWS AppConfig for runtime configuration. 📘Concepts Lambda Deployment Packaging Options Option Max Size Build Complexity Cold Start Best For Zip Package (inline editor) 3 MB (editor limit) None Fastest Simple functions, no dependencies Zip Package (upload) 50 MB compressed / 250 MB uncompressed Low Fast Most Lambda functions Zip + Lambda Layers 250 MB total (function + all layers) Medium Fast Shared dependencies across functions Container Image 10 GB Higher Slower (first invoke) ML libraries, large dependencies, custom runtimes 💡 If a scenario is about a deployment package exceeding 250 MB, the answer is container images. If it mentions sharing dependencies across multiple functions, the answer is Lambda Layers. Zip is the default for most workloads. Lambda Layers Aspect Detail What They Are Zip archives containing libraries, custom runtimes, or other dependencies Max Layers Per Function 5 Size Limit 250 MB total (function code + all layers uncompressed) Versioning Each publish creates an immutable version Sharing Can be shared across functions, accounts, or made public Path Contents extracted to /opt in the execution environment Dependency Management Strategies Strategy How It Works Pros Cons Bundle In Zip Install deps into package directory, zip together Simple, self-contained Larger package, duplicated across functions Lambda Layers Package deps as a layer, attach to functions Shared across functions, smaller deploys Layer version management, 5-layer limit Container Image Install deps in Dockerfile Full control, large deps supported Slower cold starts, ECR management sam build SAM resolves deps from requirements.txt automatic