Company
Date Published
Author
Shy Ruparel
Word count
1263
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

This blog post outlines the process of building a serverless Flask website using Zappa, which simplifies deployment to AWS Lambda and API Gateway. The author uses Contentful as the content management system for managing and creating content for their website. The website is built with Python and utilizes virtualenv for package management. The author discusses the benefits of serverless architecture, including cost savings and reduced maintenance requirements. They also highlight some potential costs and performance concerns when using AWS Lambda and API Gateway. The post includes a step-by-step guide on how to set up and deploy the website, as well as tips on how to optimize performance and manage costs.