Contentful Aws Lambda Static
An experiment in static site genration using Contentful and AWS Lambda
Overview
The Contentful AWS S3 and Lambda static website generator is a library designed to generate and host static websites on Amazon S3. It uses the Contentful sync API as the source of content and AWS Lambda to generate the static pages. The library also utilizes AWS Kinesis to distribute the page rendering workload. Contentful is a content management platform that allows users to create, edit, and manage content in the cloud and publish it anywhere via a powerful API. Amazon S3 is an object storage service designed for durability, and AWS Lambda is a compute service that runs code in response to events.
Features
- Generates static websites hosted on Amazon S3
- Uses Contentful sync API as the source of content
- Utilizes AWS Lambda to generate static pages
- Distributes the page rendering workload using AWS Kinesis
Summary
The Contentful AWS S3 and Lambda static website generator is a powerful library that allows users to easily generate and host static websites using Contentful as the source of content and AWS Lambda as the rendering engine. By utilizing AWS Kinesis, the library can efficiently distribute the rendering workload, ensuring fast and reliable page generation. With its easy installation process and seamless integration with Amazon S3 and AWS Lambda, this library is a great choice for anyone looking to build static websites with high performance and scalability. However, it's important to note that this project is still in the proof of concept stage and may not have guaranteed correctness, support, or reliability.