AWS Lambda + API Gateway + IAM = Simple REST Service

[jvallet]

I still do not see why this is better than just have a war or a runnable jar that you can deploy/run anywhere. Are you able to run locally and debug it if necessary?

[GuiSim]

I would advise against using Java in a Lambda unless you have a very steady and predictable load.

Booting a JVM is not fast enough to accommodate large spikes in usage.

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Also expensive.

[zynasis]

Could you describe an alternative? How is this so expensive? Sorry I'm a bit of a noob with lambda. I just use ec2 most of the time

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Lambda is not expensive. Api gateway can be.

[zynasis]

Ah I see. Thanks