# Serverless.yml reference The following is a reference of all non provider specific configuration. The details of those config options and further options can be found in [our guide](./) and the provider [provider configuration](../02-providers). ```yml service: aws-nodejs # Name of the Service defaults: # default configuration parameters for Serverless variableSyntax: '\${{([\s\S]+?)}}' # Overwrite the default "${}" variable syntax to be "${{}}" instead. This can be helpful if you want to use "${}" as a string without using it as a variable. provider: # Provider specific configuration. Check out each provider for all the variables that are available here name: aws plugins: # Plugins you want to include in this Service - somePlugin custom: # Custom configuration variables that should be used with the variable system somevar: something package: # Packaging include and exclude configuration exclude: - exclude-me.js include: - include-me.js artifact: my-service-code.zip functions: # Function definitions hello: handler: handler.hello events: # Events triggering this function resources: # Provider specific additional resources ```