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Serverless Programming Cookbook

By : Heartin Kanikathottu
Book Image

Serverless Programming Cookbook

By: Heartin Kanikathottu

Overview of this book

Managing physical servers will be a thing of the past once you’re able to harness the power of serverless computing. If you’re already prepped with the basics of serverless computing, Serverless Programming Cookbook will help you take the next step ahead. This recipe-based guide provides solutions to problems you might face while building serverless applications. You'll begin by setting up Amazon Web Services (AWS), the primary cloud provider used for most recipes. The next set of recipes will cover various components to build a Serverless application including REST APIs, database, user management, authentication, web hosting, domain registration, DNS management, CDN, messaging, notifications and monitoring. The book also introduces you to the latest technology trends such as Data Streams, Machine Learning and NLP. You will also see patterns and practices for using various services in a real world application. Finally, to broaden your understanding of Serverless computing, you'll also cover getting started guides for other cloud providers such as Azure, Google Cloud Platform and IBM cloud. By the end of this book, you’ll have acquired the skills you need to build serverless applications efficiently using various cloud offerings.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Registering a domain name with Route 53

In this recipe, we will register a domain name for our Serverless application with the Amazon Route 53 service. Domain registration is usually a one-time activity, and hence, it is usually done from the AWS Management Console. You can also perform domain registration with AWS APIs. Currently, CloudFormation does not support domain registration; however, it does support a limited set of operations for domains that are already registered.

Now, we will look at how to register domains through the AWS Management Console and AWS CLI API commands.

Getting ready

You will need a working AWS account with a valid credit card in order to buy a domain name through Route 53. Buying a domain is outside...