Building Serverless Python Web Services with Zappa

Master serverless architectures in Python and their implementation, with Zappa on three different frameworks.

Key Features

• Scalable serverless Python web services using Django, Flask, and Pyramid.
• Learn Asynchronous task execution on AWS Lambda and scheduling using Zappa.
• Implementing Zappa in a Docker container.

Book Description

Serverless applications are becoming very popular these days, not just because they save developers the trouble of managing the servers, but also because they provide several other benefits such as cutting heavy costs and improving the overall performance of the application.

This book will help you build serverless applications in a quick and efficient way. We begin with an introduction to AWS and the API gateway, the environment for serverless development, and Zappa. We then look at building, testing, and deploying apps in AWS with three different frameworks--Flask, Django, and Pyramid. Setting up a custom domain along with SSL certificates and configuring them with Zappa is also covered. A few advanced Zappa settings are also covered along with securing Zappa with AWS VPC.

By the end of the book you will have mastered using three frameworks to build robust and cost-efficient serverless apps in Python.

What you will learn

• Build, test, and deploy a simple web service using AWS CLI
• Integrate Flask-based Python applications, via AWS CLI configuration
• Design Rest APIs integrated with Zappa for Flask and Django
• Create a project in the Pyramid framework and configure it with Zappa
• Generate SSL Certificates using Amazon Certificate Manager
• Configure custom domains with AWS Route 53
• Create a Docker container similar to AWS Lambda

Who this book is for

Python Developers who are interested in learning how to develop fast and highly scalable serverless applications in Python, will find this book useful

Table of Contents

1. Amazon Web Services for Serverless
2. Getting started with Zappa
3. Building a Flask app with Zappa
4. Building a Flask based REST API with Zappa
5. Building a Django app with Zappa
6. Building a Django REST API with Zappa
7. Building a Pyramid app with Zappa
8. Custom Domain with SSL
9. Asynchronous Task Execution on AWS Lambda
10. Advance Zappa Settings
11. Secure Zappa with AWS VPC
12. Zappa with Docker

Abdulwahid Abdulhaque Barguzar is a software architect and an active contributor in the open source community. He has developed a deep understanding of architecting software product development through Python web frameworks and JavaScript frameworks. He is passionate about implementing and mastering new technologies. In his free time, he researches innovative approaches to rapidly developing and designing a software product and automation testing, aiming to become a master software architect.