/django-zappa-aws-lambda-s3

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Zappa AWS Lambda S3 Project

This project demonstrates how to deploy a Django application using Zappa to AWS Lambda with S3 for static files and media handling.

Project Overview

This repository is focused on setting up and deploying a Django application to AWS Lambda using the Zappa framework. The project includes:

  • Django: The web framework used to build the application.
  • Zappa: To manage the deployment of the Django app to AWS Lambda.
  • AWS S3: Used to store static files and media.
  • AWS Lambda: To run the serverless Django application.

Features

  • Serverless Django app hosted on AWS Lambda.
  • Static and media file management using AWS S3.
  • Configuration through environment variables using .env.
  • Scalable and cost-efficient deployment using AWS.

Prerequisites

Before deploying the project, ensure that you have the following:

  • AWS Account with Lambda and S3 permissions.
  • AWS CLI configured with access keys.
  • Python 3.12 installed.
  • Zappa installed globally.
pip install zappa

  • Update Zappa Credentials: Section on how to change AWS credentials in Zappa and the AWS CLI.

  • Deploy and Update Commands: Detailed steps for deploying and updating with zappa deploy and zappa update.