Creating your first AWS Lambda Function | Scribe

    Creating your first AWS Lambda Function

    • Hafeez Baig |
    • 17 steps |
    • 3 minutes
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    Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
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    Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
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    Type **Lambda** in the search bar and click on **Lambda** to view the Lambda page
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    On the **Lambda** page click on **Create function** button on the right side
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    The Function creation wizard will open, select the **Author from scratch** option and under the **Basic information** section give the Function name as "**my-node-js-lambda**"
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    In the **Runtime** dropdown, select and use the latest version of Node.js
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    Scroll the page and click on the **Create function** button to start the creation process
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    The lambda function "**my-node-js-lambda**" has been successfully created
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    The source code is also automatically created
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    Click on the **Test** button in the **Code source** section
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    Configure test event wizard will open, under the **Test event action section**, select the **Create new event** option and Provide the **Event name** as "**FirstEvent**" Select the **Event sharing settings** option as **Private**
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    Scroll the page and click on **Save** button
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    Click on the **dropdown icon** beside the **Test** button to select the event
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    From the dropdown list, choose **FirstEvent**
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    After selecting the event, click on the **Test** button to execute the test
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    You can view the execution results in the **Execution results** section
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    You can view the **Response** below the Test Event Name in the Execution results section
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    You can view the **Function Logs** below the Response in the Execution results section
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    Congratulations on completing the lab and successfully creating your first AWS Lambda Function! Well done!