You can deploy your Lambda function code as a container image. AWS provides the following resources to help you build a container image for your Node.js function:
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AWS base images for Lambda
These base images are preloaded with a language runtime and other components that are required to run the image on Lambda. AWS provides a Dockerfile for each of the base images to help with building your container image.
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Open-source runtime interface clients
If you use a community or private enterprise base image, add a runtime interface client to the base image to make it compatible with Lambda.
AWS provides the following base images for Node.js:
| Tags | Runtime | Operating system | Dockerfile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | NodeJS 14.x | Amazon Linux 2 | Dockerfile for Node.js 14.x on GitHub |
| 12 | NodeJS 12.x | Amazon Linux 2 | Dockerfile for Node.js 12.x on GitHub |
| 10 | NodeJS 10.x | Amazon Linux 2 | Dockerfile for Node.js 10.x on GitHub |
Docker Hub repository: amazon/aws-lambda-nodejs
Amazon ECR repository: gallery.ecr.aws/lambda/nodejs
For instructions on how to use a Node.js base image, choose the usage tab on AWS Lambda base images for Node.js in the Amazon ECR repository.
The instructions are also available on AWS Lambda base images for Node.js in the Docker Hub repository.
Install the runtime interface client for Node.js using the npm package manager:
npm install aws-lambda-ric
For package details, see Lambda RIC on the npm website.
You can also download the Node.js runtime interface client from GitHub.