Claudia.js
Deploy Node.js projects to AWS Lambda and API Gateway easily.
Overview
Claudia.js is a command-line tool designed to simplify the deployment of Node.js applications to AWS Lambda and API Gateway. It automates error-prone deployment and configuration tasks, allowing developers to focus on their code. It can deploy a simple API from a single JavaScript file or a more complex project with dependencies.
✨ Key Features
- Minimal configuration required
- Automates deployment and configuration of Lambda and API Gateway
- Manages versions and aliases for controlled updates
- Extensible with plugins
- Designed specifically for Node.js developers
- Open source
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Extreme simplicity and focus on Node.js.
- Automates away almost all boilerplate configuration.
- Opinionated workflow for fast deployments.
Unique Value: Deploy your Node.js project to AWS Lambda and API Gateway with a single command and zero AWS configuration files.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Deploying an Express.js application as a single Lambda function
- Creating a simple API endpoint from a single `main.js` file
- Setting up a new version of an API for testing
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Non-JavaScript/Node.js applications
- Complex applications requiring management of many different AWS resources (IaC frameworks are better)
- Multi-cloud deployments
🏆 Alternatives
Much simpler and less feature-rich than Serverless Framework or AWS SAM. It is focused purely on the deployment of Node.js code, not on broader infrastructure management.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: The tool is free and open-source. You pay for the AWS resources it provisions.
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