django-api-serverless

Django API in lambda function using zappa as deployment tool

Usage Instructions

First of all, install and create virtual environment:

> virtualenv venv

In Windows type:

> .\venv\Scripts\activate

In Mac/Linux type:

> source venv/bin/activate

Install required packages

(venv) > pip install -r requirements.txt

If you are using VSCode

Install Official Python extension for VSCode

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python

Then, in VSCode type:

On PC: Shift + Control + P

On Mac: Shift + Command + P

Type : Python: Select Interpreter

Choose your virtual env.

Debug it!

Click Debug button e choose Add configuration...

Select Python as environment and Django as debug configuration.

Hit play button to start debugging.

Note: If never-ending load occurs, just remove the option --nothreading from .vscode\launch.json file.

Or if you're in plain command line

Just type:

> python manage.py runserver

Check if it is working

Open your web browser and type:

http://localhost:8000/v1/endpoint

Now, lets deploy it!

First you need to configure ~/.aws/configure credentials. So create a configure file into .aws directory under your user's home folder with following content:

[default]
aws_access_key_id = YOURACCESSKEYGOESHERE
aws_secret_access_key = YourSecretAccessKeyGoesHere

In zappa_settings.json file update domain item to reflect your domain configuration:

Change it here:

"domain": "api-dev.yourdomain.com",

Now simply execute:

(venv) > zappa deploy dev

Or for production:

(venv) > zappa deploy production

Finally go to your DNS configuration and create a new CNAME configuration pointing to where API Gateway tells you to.

More Info

https://github.com/Miserlou/Zappa