A demo application using AWS AppSync, DynamoDB, and NextJS
It allows you to have full control of how your AWS resources are deployed and supports DynamoDB single table design unlike AWS Amplify (at the time of writing).
- Install dependencies
cd backend
npm install- Copy DynamoDB simulator into your home directory
rsync -ahp node_modules/amplify-dynamodb-simulator ~/.amplify/lib/amplify-dynamodb-simulator- Create a
.env.dev
PRIMARY_TABLE=Primary
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=fake
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=fake
DYNAMODB_PATH=/tmp/app-sync-demo-dev-dynamodb
- Start the backend (doesn't yet support hot reloading)
npm run dev- Install dependencies
cd frontend
npm install- Create a
.env.local
NEXT_PUBLIC_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT=http://192.168.1.103:8900/graphql
NEXT_PUBLIC_AWS_REGION=us-fake-1
NEXT_PUBLIC_APPSYNC_AUTHENTICATION_TYPE=API_KEY
NEXT_PUBLIC_APPSYNC_API_KEY=fake-api-key
- Start the app
npm run devcd backend
npm run test
npm run e2eThe app currently uses an AppSync API key which will be exposed to the internet. This should be changed to use AWS Cognito before deploying a permanent environment.