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Building Serverless Python Web Services with Zappa

You're reading from   Building Serverless Python Web Services with Zappa Build and deploy serverless applications on AWS using Zappa

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788837613
Length 324 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Abdulwahid Abdulhaque Barguzar Abdulwahid Abdulhaque Barguzar
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Preface 1. Amazon Web Services for Serverless FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Started with Zappa 3. Building a Flask Application with Zappa 4. Building a Flask-Based REST API with Zappa 5. Building a Django Application with Zappa 6. Building a Django REST API with Zappa 7. Building a Falcon Application with Zappa 8. Custom Domain with SSL 9. Asynchronous Task Execution on AWS Lambda 10. Advanced Zappa Settings 11. Securing Serverless Applications with Zappa 12. Zappa with Docker 13. Assessments 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Configuring the Amazon CloudFront CDN


Amazon CloudFront is one of the more popular services. It provides the feature to serve static files through the CDN network, which helps static contents to be distributed in a very efficient way with lower latency to enhance the performance.

To configure Amazon CloudFront, we create a CloudFront distribution through the AWS user console.

Creating CloudFront distributions

Assuming you have a valid AWS account, you can log in the AWS web console using your credentials. Select the CloudFront service from the services dropdown and click on the Create Distribution button, as shown in the following screenshot:

 

While creating a distribution, Amazon provides two different methods, such as web and RTMP. The web method is used for static content that needs to be served through the CDN network and when all static files are residing in an Amazon S3 bucket. The RTMP method is used to distribute the streaming media files, which allow a user to play the file before it...

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