Serverless Chat API

Description

The Serverless Chat API is an AWS serverless application built using .NET 6.0 and DynamoDB. It provides a scalable and efficient chat solution by leveraging the power of AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB. This API works in conjunction with the open-source solution "AWS WebSocket Adapter," available at https://github.com/fehmianac/aws-web-socket-adapter.

Infrastructure Diagram

Features

• Real-time chat functionality
• Scalable serverless architecture
• AWS Lambda for event-driven execution
• AWS API Gateway for RESTful API management
• DynamoDB for data storage
• Integration with AWS WebSocket Adapter for WebSocket communication

Deployment

To deploy the Serverless Chat API, follow these steps:

1. Clone the GitHub repository: https://github.com/fehmianac/serverless-chat-api
2. Locate the template.yaml file in the repository.
3. Deploy the CloudFormation stack using the template.yaml file. This will create the necessary AWS resources for the Serverless Chat API.

Prerequisites

• AWS account with appropriate permissions
• .NET 6.0 SDK installed locally
• Basic knowledge of AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB)
• Familiarity with serverless architecture concepts

Getting Started

To get started with the Serverless Chat API, perform the following steps:

1. Set up an AWS account if you don't already have one.
2. Install the .NET 6.0 SDK on your development machine.
3. Clone the Serverless Chat API repository: https://github.com/fehmianac/serverless-chat-api
4. Navigate to the repository's root directory.
5. Deploy the CloudFormation stack using the template.yaml file. This will create the necessary AWS resources.
6. Once the stack is deployed successfully, you can start using the Serverless Chat API.

Usage

The Serverless Chat API provides the following endpoints:

Contributing

Contributions to the Serverless Chat API are welcome! If you find any issues or want to suggest improvements, please submit an issue or pull request on the GitHub repository: https://github.com/fehmianac/serverless-chat-api

License

The Serverless Chat API is released under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it as per the terms of the license.

Contact

For any questions or inquiries, please contact the project maintainer: Fehmi Anaç