Preparing the serverless environment

It's very important that we set up each AWS service correctly. In this section, we will tell you how you can configure each and every required service on AWS.

Configuring a Cognito pool

Let's start with configuring a Cognito pool. We use the Cognito service to seamlessly authenticate and verify the user:

1. Got to your AWS console
2. Select Mobile Hub. Mobile hub lets you create a Cognito pool very easily and quickly (you could use a normal Cognito pool as well). It will display a list of any apps you have already created. Select Add new app/Create.
3. Create a project is the first option. Enter your project name. It could be ServerlessWithKotlin.
4. Select the platform on which you want...