Serverless Python API with Redis
GitHub Repository
You can find the project source code on GitHub.
This tutorial shows how to build a serverless API for Page View Counter with Python and Redis. The API will the count page views and show it in JSON format.
Prerequisites
- Complete all steps in Getting started with the AWS CDK
Project Setup
Create and navigate to a directory named counter-cdk
. CDK CLI uses this directory name to name things in your CDK code, so if you decide to use a different name, don’t forget to make the appropriate changes when applying this tutorial.
Initialize a new CDK project.
Counter Function Setup
Create a folder named api
under lib
Create /lib/api/requirements.txt
Create /lib/api/index.py
Counter Stack Setup
Update /lib/counter-cdk-stack.ts
Database Setup
Create a Redis database using Upstash Console or Upstash CLI and export UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL
and UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN
to your environment.
Deploy
Run in the top folder:
Visit the output url.
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