AWS Serverless Application Repository | GENERAL Flashcards
What are serverless applications?
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Serverless applications eliminate the need to provision, deploy, or manage servers or other infrastructure. They come with built-in high availability and they scale continuously and automatically. You can use one of the many fully managed AWS services to build and run serverless applications, including AWS Lambda for compute, Amazon API Gateway for APIs, and Amazon DynamoDB for databases.
What is the AWS Serverless Application Repository?
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The AWS Serverless Application Repository is a collection of serverless applications and serverless application components provided by AWS and other AWS partners and developers. With a growing selection of applications to choose from, the Serverless Application Repository makes it easy to get started with the AWS Serverless platform.
In which regions is the AWS Serverless Application Repository available?
It is currently available in the following regions: US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Canada (Central), EU (Frankfurt), EU (Ireland), EU (London), and South America (São Paulo).
What kinds of applications are available in the AWS Serverless Application Repository?
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The AWS Serverless Application Repository includes applications for Alexa Skills, chatbots, data processing, IoT, real time stream processing, web and mobile back-ends, social media trend analysis, image resizing, and more from publishers on AWS.
Does it cost anything to use the AWS Serverless Application Repository?
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There is no charge to browse applications, deploy applications, or publish applications in the AWS Serverless Application Repository. Standard AWS charges apply to the resources used by the applications you deploy.
How are applications in the AWS Serverless Application Repository licensed?
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Applications provided by AWS are available under the MIT open source license, while applications publicly provided by others can be made available under one or more open source license(s) approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). You can find licensing details by navigating to the licensing tab of an application on the AWS website.
Are applications in the AWS Serverless Application Repository verified by AWS?
All applications published by AWS are vetted for license adherence and code quality. Applications published by third parties are validated for correct use of permissions to ensure that consumers know which resources can be modified or accessed by an application. You can review those details, along with the number of times an application has been deployed by AWS customers, prior to using an application.
