PinnedSimple Leave Management System with AWS ServerlessIn this project, I will discuss how you can build a simple leave apply/approval system using AWS Serverless services. These are the main functionalities of this implementation. Apply for a leave Confirmation for leave application. Send notification to the approver regarding new leave request. Send reminder notification to the approver. …AWS5 min read
PinnedManage webhooks at scale with AWS ServerlessWebhooks are still a preferred choice of many organizations to communicate with 3rd party services. Since webhook calls are event-driven, building a webhook management system with Serverless is a great choice. In this post, I am going to discuss how to build such a webhook management system with AWS Serverless. …AWS5 min read
PinnedHow to build a Simple Sprint Dashboard with AWS Amplify[This article first appeared in Hashnode] Intro This is how I built a simple sprint dashboard using VueJS and used Amplify for backend, frontend, CI/CD, and for custom domain set up as well. In this post, I would like to share my experience using Amplify and some key lessons learned. This…AWS6 min read
PinnedHow I created a door bell with AWS Serverless[This article first appeared in dev.to on Sep 22, 2020] Intro Recently, there was a hackathon at my work place, and with one of my colleagues, I created an intelligent door bell with AWS Serverless services + a raspberry pi. Here is the improved version of it with few more features. …AWS5 min read
Published in Better Programming·Jun 9AWS Step Functions — Are Active Executions Affected When Your State Machine Gets Updated?No, not always! — AWS Step Functions is a serverless orchestration service that helps to build a workflow with various steps that connect different AWS services. These steps are defined in State Machine, which will be implemented in Amazon States Language (ASL). There are two types of workflows in Step Functions: Express flow Standard…Programming3 min read
Jan 19Manage webhooks with MongoDB Functions and TriggersIn this post I explain how I built a webhook management system with MongoDB triggers and functions. This is part of mongodb atlas hackathon organized by dev.to Webhooks are still a preferred choice of many organizations to communicate with 3rd party services. Since webhook calls are event-driven, if we use…Mongodb5 min read
Sep 27, 2021Create a simple OTP system with AWS ServerlessIntro This post describes how to implement a simple One Time Password (OTP) system with AWS Serverless services which can be used as a part of two-step verification. Below tools and technologies used to build this application. AWS Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB Simple Email Service — SES Amplify Web Hosting VueJS…AWS3 min read
Sep 26, 2021How I created a Photo Booth with AWS ServerlessIntro This is how I built a photo booth application with AWS Serverless services. Once the user captures an image and provides an email, the background of the image is removed and new background applied and a watermark with timestamp will be added. …AWS4 min read
Dec 11, 2019White-list Lambda IP for Downstream ServicesSometimes, you will need to have a static IP for Lambda in order to white-list for downstream 3rd party services. By design, Lambda doesn’t have a static IP. Let’s discuss how we can achieve below problem scenario. Here is the problem scenario: There is a lambda function, which calls to…AWS2 min read
Nov 22, 2019AWS Services by RegionRecently, I have created a simple API to retrieve AWS services by it’s regions. And I decide to make it a Serverless Application and now it is generally available to be used by anyone. AWS SAR : https://serverlessrepo.aws.amazon.com/applications/arn:aws:serverlessrepo:us-east-1:987919146615:applications~aws-services-by-region Github: https://github.com/pubudusj/serverless-aws-services How it worksAWS2 min read