graphql-api-template

This starter includes:

• apollo-server when run locally
• apollo-server-lambda when run on AWS
• @apollo/federation schema pre-configured
• @pointblankdev/dynamite for DynamoDB database client
• serverless for infrastructure-as-code to AWS
• jest for testing with recommended extentions
• Github Actions for CI/CD

Getting Started

Rename the project

• Find and replace all instances of graphql-api-template with whatever your want.

Amazon Web Services

• First, setup up your AWS access by installing the AWS CLI tools.
• After that's complete, run aws configure and input your AWS credentials.

Database

• Sign in to AWS and create a DynamoDB table.
• Pick any table name and set your primary key to id.
• Uncheck "Use default settings" and select On-demand for Read/write capacity mode.
• Leave all other settings unchanged.

Environment Variables

Local development

• Rename example.env to .env.
• Set DYNAMITE_TABLE to the table name you selected for the database.

Github Actions

• Set AWS credentials as secrets in Github.

AWS Lambda

Environment Variables

• Set DYNAMITE_TABLE to the table name you selected for the database.
• Set ENV to dev.

IAM Permissions

• Grant the Lambda IAM policy for dynamodb:*.