sam
AWS Serverless Application Model CLI
TLDR
Initialize a serverless application
$ sam init
Initialize with specific runtime$ sam init -r python3.7
Package a SAM application$ sam package
Build Lambda function code$ sam build
Run serverless application locally$ sam local start-api
Deploy an AWS SAM application$ sam deploy
SYNOPSIS
sam command [options]
DESCRIPTION
sam is the AWS Serverless Application Model CLI. It provides tools for building, testing, and deploying serverless applications using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and other AWS services.
The CLI supports local development and testing before cloud deployment.
PARAMETERS
init
Initialize a new serverless application-r, --runtime runtime
Specify Lambda runtime (python3.7, nodejs18.x, etc.)package
Package application for deploymentbuild
Build Lambda function codelocal start-api
Run API Gateway locallydeploy
Deploy application to AWS
CAVEATS
Requires AWS credentials configured. Local testing requires Docker. Deployment creates AWS resources that may incur costs.
HISTORY
Developed by AWS to simplify serverless application development and deployment using Infrastructure as Code.