Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Create the Lambda Function

   1. Navigate to Lambda.
   2. Select Create a function.
   3. Give the function the name SQSDynamoDB.
   4. Under Runtime, choose Python 3.9.
   5. Select the Use an existing role and select lambda-execution-role.
   6. Click Create function.
2. Challenge

   Create the SQS Trigger

   1. Click Add trigger.
   2. Search for SQS and select it.
   3. Under SQS queue, select Messages.
   4. Leave the rest as default, and ensure Enable trigger is selected.
   5. Click Add.
3. Challenge

   Copy the Source Code into the Lambda Function

   1. Open the lambda function code by double-clicking lambda_function.py.
   2. Paste in the source code from here.
   3. Deploy the Lambda function.
4. Challenge

   Log In to the EC2 Instance and Test the Script

   1. Connect to the EC2 instance as shown.
   2. Run su - cloud_user.
   3. Run ./send_message.py -q Messages -i 0.1.
5. Challenge

   Confirm Messages Were Inserted into the DynamoDB Table

   1. Open the DynamoDB console.
   2. Open the Message table.
   3. Open the Items tab.
   4. Confirm Items is populated.