serverless/README.md

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JAWS: The Javascript + AWS Stack
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**Under-Construction!  Go for a swim while we finish this.  The water is nice...**

Starring
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**Javascript:**
- Node.js
- jQuery

**AWS Services:**
- DynamoDB - *Managed, NOSQL data storage*
- Lambda - *Build worker tasks that you can spawn and scale infinitely.*
- API Gateway - *Launch an API with urls pointing to your Lambda functions*
- S3 - *Host static assets for your site here*

Architecture
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Set-Up
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#### AWS Set-Up

* [Create an AWS account](http://aws.amazon.com/,), if you don't have one already
* Create an IAM user

#### Creating New API Routes/Lambda Functions

* Copy and paste the `api/template` folder somewhere in the `api` folder and rename it.
* To require the `lib` into your Lambda functions, we recommend creating an [npm link](https://egghead.io/lessons/node-js-using-npm-link-to-use-node-modules-that-are-in-progress).  Cd into your lib folder, run `npm link`, then cd into your lambda function's folder and run `npm link jaws-lib`.

Resources
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*  [List Of AWS Tips](https://wblinks.com/notes/aws-tips-i-wish-id-known-before-i-started/)
* [Amazon Monthly Cost Estimate Calculator](http://calculator.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html)
* [Set-Up AWS Billing Alerts](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/monitor-charges.html)