documentation to run dynamodb offline this is a documentation on how to run dynamodb offline
quick overview DynamoDB is a fully-managed NoSQL database service designed to deliver fast and predictable performance.
setup serverless if not already installed
npm install -g serverless
setup serverless offline
npm i serverless-offline
configure your aws if not already configured doing this you will have to download the AWS CLI for windows, macOS, or Linux
aws configure
install serverless-dynamodb-local
npm i serverless-dynamodb-local
update serverless.yml file
plugins:
- serverless-dynamodb-local
- serverless-offline
install dynamodb offline this installs dynamodb in your project folder
sls dynamodb install
start dynamodb
sls dynamodb start
dynamodb start options you can add this as you start your dynamodb instance
| options | description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| --port | used to set port where dynamodb will run default is 8000 | sls dynamodb start --port 3000 |
| --seed | this determines which data to onload | sls dynamodb start --seed |
| --migrate | creates dynamodb offline tables from serverless configs | sls dynamodb start --migrate |
seeding with dynamodb
this is used to onload data in dynamodb .this is found in project-folder/resourses/seeds. here's a case scenario i make changes to my dynamodb seed for instance users-seed.json. to update dynamodb running instance with this data i run this command. P.S considering you have all your serverless.yml settings done
sls dynamodb seed
view table data in dynamodb: - You have to setup dynamodb-admin (GUI for DynamoDB Local or dynalite)
npm install dynamodb-admin -g
export DYNAMO_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8000 //the port with your running dynamodb instance
dynamodb-admin
uninstall dynamodb this is useful in debugging when dynamodb fails
sls dynamodb remove