Serving static JSON from a CDN

In the Implementing a search BFF recipe, we created a service that serves some content from a materialized view in Elasticsearch via an API Gateway, and other content directly from a materialized view in S3. This is a great approach that can cost-effectively deliver under extremely heavy loads. In this recipe, we will demonstrate how to add a single CloudFront distribution in front of both the API Gateway and S3 to encapsulate these internal design decisions behind a single domain name.

How to do it...

1. Create the project from the following template:

$ sls create --template-url https://github.com/danteinc/js-cloud-native-cookbook/tree/master/ch4/cdn-json --path cncb-cdn-json

2. Navigate to the...