Firefox Selenium Lambda Docker Image

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Maintainer
3. Use Cases
4. Prerequisites
5. Build and Run
6. Environment Variables
7. Dependencies
8. Files
9. Entrypoint
10. Support

Overview

This Docker image is designed to run Selenium with Firefox on AWS Lambda. It is built on top of the AWS Lambda Python runtime and includes all necessary dependencies for running Selenium and Firefox. This image is suitable for both technical and non-technical users who wish to automate web browser tasks in a serverless environment.

Maintainer

• Email: [email protected]
• Version: 1.0

Use Cases

• Web Scraping: Automatically collect data from websites.
• Automated Testing: Run your Selenium-based test suites without needing a dedicated server.
• Data Entry Automation: Automate repetitive data entry tasks.
• Browser Automation: Perform any task you would manually do in a web browser, but automated.

Prerequisites

• Docker installed on your machine. If you don't have it, download Docker here.
• Basic understanding of command-line operations.

Build and Run

Build

1. Build the Docker Image

docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t selenium-lambda .

2. Run the Docker Container

docker run -it --rm -e AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_TIMEOUT=300 -e AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_MEMORY_SIZE=1024 -p 9000:8080 selenium-lambda:latest

3. Local Testing with

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://localhost:9000/2015-03-31/functions/function/invocations" -Method POST -Body '{"headless_mode": false, "needs_download_file": false, "clean_init": false, "script_name": null}'

OR

curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/2015-03-31/functions/function/invocations" -d "{\"headless_mode\": false, \"needs_download_file\": false, \"clean_init\": false, \"script_name\": null}"

Environment Variables

Variable || Description || Default Value

AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_TIMEOUT || AWS Lambda function timeout || 300 (5 minutes)

AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_MEMORY_SIZE || AWS Lambda function memory size || 1024 MB

SCREEN_WIDTH || Screen width for Selenium || 1920

SCREEN_HEIGHT || Screen height for Selenium || 1080

Dependencies

System Packages

• Various Linux packages required for running Firefox and Selenium.

Python Packages

• Libraries for AWS, OpenAI, Excel manipulation, web requests, and more.

Files

• main.py: The main Python script that AWS Lambda will execute.
• entrypoint.sh: A shell script that sets up the environment before running main.py.

Entrypoint

The entry point for AWS Lambda is defined as main.handler.

Support Me

For any issues or questions, please contact the maintainer via email.

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