We recommend watching this short, step-by-step video to 🍿 create an IAM user and download the access keys. In the world of AWS, this requires an Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Next, you’ll need programmatic access to your AWS account to deploy onto Lambda. Don’t worry, this guide only uses the free tier. 💡 You may be asked for payment information during the sign up. If you don’t already have an account, you should sign up for AWS and follow the on-screen instructions. 💡 Skip this section if you have already configured a profile on your local machine to access AWS Lambda. In this section, we’ll configure your local machine to access AWS Lambda. When you’re finished, you’ll have this ⚡️ Deploying to AWS Lambda app to run, modify, and make your own.ĪWS Lambda is a serverless, Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform that allows you to run code without managing servers.

This guide walks you through preparing and deploying a Slack app using Bolt for JavaScript, the Serverless Framework, and AWS Lambda.

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