SINf_Workshop.md

Workshop instructions

• Go to dynamo db

  • Create dynamoDB table
    • Table Name: posts
    • Primary key: id
    • Click create

• Go to S3

  • Create s3 bucket
    • Bucket name: sinf-[your_name]
    • Click "Create" button
    • Click on the created bucket
    • Go to properties tab
    • Click on "Static website hosting"
    • Select "Use this bucket to host a website" and type "index.html" and then save
  • Create another bucket
    • Bucket name: sinf-mp3-[your_name]
    • Click "Create" button

• Go to IAM (Identity Access Management)

  • Go to "Roles" on the left side panel
    • Click create a Role
      • Under "Choose the services that will use this role", click "Lambda"
      • Click "Next: Permissions"
      • Click "Create policy"
      • Click on the "JSON" tab
      • Copy the code from lambdapolicy.json to the editor
      • Click "Review Policy"
      • Write "myLambdaPollyPolicy" in the name and descriptions
      • Click "Create"

• Go to IAM (Identity Access Management)

  • Go to "Roles" on the left side panel
    • Click create a Role
      • Under "Choose the services that will use this role", click "Lambda"
      • Search for the policy "myLambdaPollyPolicy"
      • Select that policy
      • CLick next
      • Write "MyLambdaRole" in the role name and description

• Go to S3

  • Click on the bucket sinf-[your_name]
  • Go to "Permissions" tab
  • Click on "Bucket Policy"
  • Copy the code from bucketpolicypermissions.json to the editor
  • Change "BUCKET_NAME" in your code to your bucket name
  • Click "Save"

• Go to SNS (Simple Notification Service)

  • Create a topic
    • Write "new_posts" on the Topic name
    • Write "SNSpolly" on the Display name
    • Click "Create topic"
    • Copy the "Topic ARN" to here: arn:aws:sns:eu-west-1:012092614597:new_posts

• Go to Lambda

  • Click "Create function"
    • Write "PostReader_NewPosts" in the name field
    • Select Python 2.7 on Runtime
    • On "Role" select "Choose an existing role
    • On "Existing role" select "myLambdaPollyRole"
    • Click "Create function"
    • Copy the code from newposts.py to the editor
    • Click "Save"
    • Scroll down to Environment variables
      • Add variable "DB_TABLE_NAME" with value "posts"
      • Add variable "SNS_TOPIC" with the preivous saved Topic ARN
    • Scroll down to description
      • Write: "This function inserts data into DynamoDB"
    • Scroll up and hit Save
  • Click on test
    • Select "Create new test event"
    • Copy the code from sample.json to the editor
    • Hit "Create"
    • Click on "Test"