aws-simple
Production-ready AWS website deployment with minimal configuration.
Installation
npm install aws-simple aws-cdk
Getting started
The following are the steps to deploy a website using aws-simple
and the AWS
CDK.
1. Create a config file
Create a config file named aws-simple.config.js
, which exports a function that
describes a website stack:
exports.default = (port) => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [{type: 'file', publicPath: '/', path: 'dist/index.html'}],
});
The exported function optionally gets a DEV server port
argument when called
in the context of the aws-simple start [options]
CLI command.
2. Create a public hosted zone on AWS Route 53
Create a public hosted zone on AWS Route 53 to make a website available
under a particular domain. The required certificate is created automatically by
aws-simple
during deployment.
3. Create an AWS IAM user
Create an AWS IAM user with programmatic access and an
AWS IAM policy with sufficient permissions.
4. Set the credentials
Set the credentials of the AWS IAM user using the two environment variables,
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
. Alternatively, the credentials
are retrieved using the AWS profile.
5. Set the AWS region
Set the AWS region using either the environment variable AWS_REGION
or
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
evaluated in the specified order. Alternatively, the region
is retrieved using the AWS profile.
6. Bootstrap the AWS environment
npx cdk bootstrap --app 'npx aws-simple synthesize'
7. Deploy a website to AWS
npx cdk deploy --app 'npx aws-simple synthesize' && npx aws-simple upload
8. Optional: Start a local DEV server
npx aws-simple start
CLI usage
Usage: aws-simple <command> [options]
Commands:
aws-simple synthesize [options] Synthesize the configured stack using the CDK.
[aliases: synth]
aws-simple upload [options] Upload all referenced files to the S3 bucket of the configured stack.
aws-simple list [options] List all deployed stacks filtered by the specified hosted zone name.
aws-simple delete [options] Delete the specified stack.
aws-simple purge [options] Delete all expired stacks filtered by the specified hosted zone name.
aws-simple flush-cache [options] Flush the REST API cache of the specified stack.
aws-simple redeploy [options] Redeploy the REST API of the specified stack.
aws-simple start [options] Start a local DEV server.
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
-h, --help Show help [boolean]
Configuration
Alias record name
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
aliasRecordName: 'stage',
routes: [{type: 'file', publicPath: '/', path: 'dist/index.html'}],
});
An optional alias record name allows multiple website variants to be deployed
and operated simultaneously. Example: stage.example.com
, test.example.com
Except for the specified hosted zone, the website variants do not share any
infrastructure. For the management of multiple website variants, there are the
following two CLI commands:
aws-simple list [options]
aws-simple purge [options]
S3 file routes
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [
{
type: 'file',
publicPath: '/',
path: 'dist/index.html',
responseHeaders: {'cache-control': 'max-age=157680000'},
},
],
});
Lambda function routes
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [
{
type: 'function',
httpMethod: 'GET',
publicPath: '/hello',
path: 'dist/hello.js',
functionName: 'hello',
memorySize: 1769,
timeoutInSeconds: 3,
environment: {FOO: 'bar'},
requestParameters: {foo: {}, bar: {cacheKey: true, required: true}},
},
],
});
exports.handler = async () => ({
statusCode: 200,
body: JSON.stringify({hello: 'world'}),
});
Wildcard file/function routes
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [
{
type: 'file',
publicPath: '/*',
path: 'dist/index.html',
},
{
type: 'function',
httpMethod: 'GET',
publicPath: '/hello/*',
path: 'dist/hello.js',
functionName: 'hello',
},
],
});
S3 folder routes
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [
{
type: 'folder',
publicPath: '/*',
path: 'dist',
responseHeaders: {'cache-control': 'max-age=157680000'},
},
],
});
Caching
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
cachingEnabled: true,
routes: [
{
type: 'file',
publicPath: '/',
path: 'dist/index.html',
cacheTtlInSeconds: 3600,
},
{
type: 'folder',
publicPath: '/*',
path: 'dist',
cacheTtlInSeconds: 3600,
},
{
type: 'function',
httpMethod: 'GET',
publicPath: '/hello',
path: 'dist/hello.js',
functionName: 'hello',
cacheTtlInSeconds: 3600,
},
],
});
Authentication
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
authentication: {
username: 'johndoe',
password: '123456',
cacheTtlInSeconds: 3600,
realm: 'foo',
},
routes: [
{
type: 'file',
publicPath: '/',
path: 'dist/index.html',
authenticationEnabled: true,
},
{
type: 'folder',
publicPath: '/*',
path: 'dist',
authenticationEnabled: true,
},
{
type: 'function',
httpMethod: 'GET',
publicPath: '/hello',
path: 'dist/hello.js',
functionName: 'hello',
authenticationEnabled: true,
},
],
});
CORS
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [
{
type: 'file',
publicPath: '/',
path: 'dist/index.html',
corsEnabled: true,
},
{
type: 'folder',
publicPath: '/*',
path: 'dist',
corsEnabled: true,
},
{
type: 'function',
httpMethod: 'GET',
publicPath: '/hello',
path: 'dist/hello.js',
functionName: 'hello',
corsEnabled: true,
},
],
});
exports.handler = async () => ({
statusCode: 200,
body: JSON.stringify({hello: 'world'}),
headers: {
'access-control-allow-origin': '*',
},
});
Monitoring
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
monitoring: {
accessLoggingEnabled: true,
loggingEnabled: true,
metricsEnabled: true,
tracingEnabled: true,
},
routes: [{type: 'file', publicPath: '/', path: 'dist/index.html'}],
});
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
monitoring: true,
routes: [{type: 'file', publicPath: '/', path: 'dist/index.html'}],
});
Throttling
const throttling = {
rateLimit: 100,
burstLimit: 50,
};
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [
{
type: 'file',
publicPath: '/',
path: 'dist/index.html',
throttling,
},
{
type: 'folder',
publicPath: '/*',
path: 'dist',
throttling,
},
{
type: 'function',
httpMethod: 'GET',
publicPath: '/hello',
path: 'dist/hello.js',
functionName: 'hello',
throttling,
},
],
});
Tagging
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
tags: {foo: 'bar', baz: 'qux'},
routes: [{type: 'file', publicPath: '/', path: 'dist/index.html'}],
});
Termination protection
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
terminationProtectionEnabled: true,
routes: [{type: 'file', publicPath: '/', path: 'dist/index.html'}],
});
onSynthesize
hooks
To implement advanced features, onSynthesize
hooks can be used. Below are two
examples.
Configuring a firewall
const {aws_wafv2} = require('aws-cdk-lib');
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [{type: 'file', publicPath: '/', path: 'dist/index.html'}],
onSynthesize: ({stack, restApi}) => {
const myWebAclArn = '...';
new aws_wafv2.CfnWebACLAssociation(stack, 'WebACLAssociation', {
resourceArn: restApi.deploymentStage.stageArn,
webAclArn: myWebAclArn,
});
},
});
Allowing a Lambda function read-only access to S3 buckets
const {aws_iam} = require('aws-cdk-lib');
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [
{
type: 'function',
httpMethod: 'GET',
publicPath: '/hello',
path: 'dist/hello.js',
functionName: 'hello',
onSynthesize: ({stack, restApi, lambdaFunction}) => {
lambdaFunction.role.addManagedPolicy(
aws_iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName(
'AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess',
),
);
},
},
],
});
Allowing a Lambda function to access a secret in the AWS Secret Manager
const {aws_iam} = require('aws-cdk-lib');
exports.default = () => ({
hostedZoneName: 'example.com',
routes: [
{
type: 'function',
httpMethod: 'GET',
publicPath: '/hello',
path: 'dist/hello.js',
functionName: 'hello',
onSynthesize: ({stack, restApi, lambdaFunction}) => {
const mySecretId = '...';
const secretsManagerPolicyStatement = new aws_iam.PolicyStatement({
effect: aws_iam.Effect.ALLOW,
actions: ['secretsmanager:GetSecretValue'],
resources: [
`arn:aws:secretsmanager:${stack.region}:${stack.account}:secret:${mySecretId}`,
],
});
lambdaFunction.addToRolePolicy(secretsManagerPolicyStatement);
},
},
],
});
AWS IAM policy example
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "Bootstrap0",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "cloudformation:*",
"Resource": "arn:aws:cloudformation:*:*:stack/CDKToolkit/*"
},
{
"Sid": "Bootstrap1",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "iam:*",
"Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/cdk-*"
},
{
"Sid": "Bootstrap2",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "ssm:*",
"Resource": "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:parameter/cdk-bootstrap/*"
},
{
"Sid": "Bootstrap3",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "ecr:*",
"Resource": "arn:aws:ecr:*:*:repository/cdk-*"
},
{
"Sid": "Bootstrap4",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "s3:*",
"Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::cdk-*"
},
{
"Sid": "AwsSimple0",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "route53:ListHostedZonesByName",
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "AwsSimple1",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "cloudformation:*",
"Resource": "arn:aws:cloudformation:*:*:stack/aws-simple-*"
},
{
"Sid": "AwsSimple2",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "s3:*",
"Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::aws-simple-*"
},
{
"Sid": "AwsSimple3",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "apigateway:POST",
"Resource": "arn:aws:apigateway:*::/restapis/*/deployments"
},
{
"Sid": "AwsSimple4",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "apigateway:PATCH",
"Resource": "arn:aws:apigateway:*::/restapis/*/stages/prod"
},
{
"Sid": "AwsSimple5",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "cloudformation:DescribeStacks",
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Sid": "AwsSimple6",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "apigateway:DELETE",
"Resource": "arn:aws:apigateway:*::/restapis/*/stages/prod/cache/data"
}
]
}