### [Read this on the main serverless docs site](https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/) # Serverless Framework Documentation **Deliver software with radically less overhead.** This is the guiding principle behind the Serverless Framework, which was developed following the release of AWS Lambda in 2014. The Serverless Framework pioneered serverless architecture on AWS, a transformative approach to building applications on cloud infrastructure that auto-scales, incurs no charges when idle, and typically demands minimal maintenance. Today, it continues to be the leading developer tool for deploying serverless architectures. Here are the Serverless Framework's highlights: - **Empowering** - Build more and manage less with serverless architectures. - **Many Use-Cases** - Choose from tons of efficient serverless use-cases (APIs, Scheduled Tasks, Event Handlers, Streaming Data Pipelines, Web Sockets & more). - **Automated** - Deploys both code and infrastructure together, resulting in out-of-the-box serverless apps. - **Easy** - Enjoy simple syntax to safely deploy AWS Lambda functions, event sources and more without being a cloud expert. - **Multi-Language** - Supports Node.js, Python, Java, Go, C#, Ruby, Swift, Kotlin, PHP, Scala, & F# - **Full Lifecycle** - Manages the lifecycle of your serverless architecture (build, deploy, update, monitor, troubleshoot). - **Multi-Domains** - Group domains into Serverless Services for easy management of code, resources & processes, across large projects & teams. - **Multi-Environments** - Built-in support for multiple stages (e.g. development, staging, production). - **Guardrails** - Loaded with automation, optimization and best practices. - **Extensible** - Extend or modify the Framework and its operations via Plugins. - **Plugin Ecosystem** - Extend or modify the Framework and its operations via Plugins. - **Welcoming** - A passionate and welcoming community! Get started via the Serverless Framework CLI using [this guide](https://serverless.com/framework/docs/getting-started/). Have questions? Join thousands of other users in our [Slack Channel](https://serverless.com/slack). After that, we recommend you... - [Study Serverless Framework's core concepts](https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/intro) - [Get inspiration from these Serverless Framework templates](https://github.com/serverless/examples) - [Discover all of the events that can trigger AWS Lambda functions](https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/events) - [Bookmark Serverless Framework's `serverless.yml` guide](https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/serverless.yml) - [Search the plugins registry to extend Serverless Framework](https://www.serverless.com/plugins)