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Running Serverless Applications with AWS Lambda

Installing JavaScript and SAM CLI

Explore how to install JavaScript tools like Node.js and the AWS Serverless Application Model CLI to prepare your environment for local AWS Lambda function development. Understand how to verify installations and manage different Node.js versions for a smooth setup experience.

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Installing JavaScript tools #

Node.js #

In this course, you’ll be using JavaScript with Node.js for developing Lambda functions. (You do not need Node.js to work with SAM in a different language, but you will need the appropriate tools for that language.) To try examples from the book directly, you’ll need Node.js 12 or later installed. To check whether Node.js is installed on your machine, run the following command:

node --version
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