AWS Lambda Layer Creator

Python & NodeJS lambda layer creation made easy!

Prerequisites

• AWS CLI (Install & Configure)
• Docker (Install)

Installation

Clone the repository or simply download the create-layer.sh and execute below commands

cp create-layer.sh /usr/local/bin/create-layer

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/create-layer

OR (Follow one-click install)

SCRIPT_INSTALL_LOC=/usr/local/bin/create-layer; curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/srcecde/aws-lambda-layer-creator/main/create-layer.sh > $SCRIPT_INSTALL_LOC; chmod +x $SCRIPT_INSTALL_LOC

Usage

Python

To create the layer the command should be in the specified format.

create-layer layer-name python-runtime package1 [package2,…]

• create-layer - Command to invoke the script to create lambda layer
• layer-name - Name of the lambda layer (Please make sure to follow the lambda layer naming convention)
• python-runtime - Python runtime
• package - Name of the package, library that you want to install

Supported python runtime

• python3.6
• python3.7
• python3.8
• python3.9
• python3.10
• python3.11
• python3.12

Example

create-layer pandas-numpy-layer python3.12 numpy pandas

Node JS

To create the layer the command should be in the specified format.

create-layer layer-name nodejs-runtime package1 [package2,…]

• create-layer - Command to invoke the script to create lambda layer
• layer-name - Name of the lambda layer (Please make sure to follow the lambda layer naming convention)
• nodejs-runtime - NodeJS runtime
• package - Name of the package, library that you want to install

Supported Node JS runtime

• nodejs10.x
• nodejs12.x
• nodejs14.x
• nodejs16.x
• nodejs18.x
• nodejs20.x

Example

create-layer request-moment-layer nodejs14.x request moment