Setting up Your First AWS Lambda Deployment for a Node Application

The tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on deploying a serverless application using AWS Lambda, focusing on constructing a simple Node.js app that sends emails via AWS SES, while highlighting the benefits of AWS Lambda, such as automatic scaling, cost-effectiveness, and support for multiple programming languages. It walks readers through the requirements, setting up the environment with tools like AWS CLI and Serverless Framework, and configuring permissions and roles to secure the application. The guide also covers setting up a deployment pipeline using GitHub for continuous integration and testing the Lambda function through serverless.com and curl requests. Additionally, the tutorial introduces Earthly as a tool to simplify and enhance the build process in CI/CD pipelines, promoting efficient management and monitoring of serverless applications.