Efficiently Fetching SSM and Secrets in AWS Lambda with Pydantic Models

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Tue 29 April 2025 in serverless

Learn why you should fetch SSM parameters and secrets only once per AWS Lambda execution, and how to use Pydantic to manage your configuration cleanly.


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Loading Environment Variables into Pydantic Settings in AWS Lambda

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Tue 29 April 2025 in serverless

Learn how to load environment variables into Pydantic settings in AWS Lambda, with a practical example using Terraform.


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Serverless Framework: Serverless Compose Example Project

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Wed 14 June 2023 in serverless

A guide to help you deploy mutiple Serverless projects at once using Serverless Compose. By the end of this guide, you will have an example of how to organize and deploy multiple Serverless projects using Serverless Compose.


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Serverless Framework: Creating an RDS Serverless Database Example

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Sat 10 June 2023 in serverless

A guide to help you deploy serverless RDS clusters using the Serverless Framework. By the end of this guide, you will have a serverless Postgres database created by Serverless Framework to support your Lambda Functions.


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Serverless Framework: Creating an SQS Queue Example

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Sat 10 June 2023 in serverless

A guide to help you deploy an SQS queue using the Serverless Framework. By the end of this guide, you will have an SQS queue deployed by Serverless Framework and connected to your Lambda Functions.


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Entrypoint Script with Localstack and Docker-Compose

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Mon 16 January 2023 in localstack

This guide will use entrypoint scripts to create AWS Resources in Localstack. By the end of this guide, you will have an example of to create an s3 bucket in Localstack and access it from aws-cli.


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Run Localstack with Docker-Compose

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Mon 16 January 2023 in localstack

Use Localstack to Mock AWS Services For Local Containers


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Running Git in AWS Lambda Functions

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Thu 07 March 2019 in tutorials

Use GitPython w/ a Git Executable in AWS Lambda


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Managing Environments on Serverless Framework

Posted by Miguel Lopez on Mon 02 April 2018 in tutorials

Learn how to deploy Lambda functions to dev/test/stage/prod environments on Serverless Framework


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