Preparation

We perform the following steps to prepare for authentication and save files with the Amplify library in the following section:

  1. To install Amplify CLI, run the command below:
npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli

You must install NodeJs before installing Amplify CLI
You should create a user and configure an AWS profile with credentials on your machine.

  1. Run the below commands to clone the application to your device:
git clone https://github.com/AWS-First-Cloud-Journey/FCJ-Serverless-DMS
cd FCJ-Serverless-DMS
npm install
  1. Open the project and open src/component/Home/Upload.js file. Comment the block codes that call API to interact with DynamoDB

AmplifyInit

  1. To initialize Amplify for your application, run the following command from the application’s root directory:
amplify init

  • Enter the following information:

    ? Enter a name for the project fcjdms
    The following configuration will be applied:

    Project information
    | Name: fcjdms
    | Environment: dev
    | Default editor: Visual Studio Code
    | App type: javascript
    | Javascript framework: react
    | Source Directory Path: src
    | Distribution Directory Path: build
    | Build Command: npm run-script build
    | Start Command: npm run-script start

    ? Initialize the project with the above configuration? Yes
    Using default provider awscloudformation
    ? Select the authentication method you want to use: AWS profile

    For more information on AWS Profiles, see:
    https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html

    ? Please choose the profile you want to use default
    ? Help improve Amplify CLI by sharing non sensitive configurations on failures (y/N) › No

AmplifyInit

  1. Open CloudFormation console

  2. Select Stacks on the left menu, you will see the newly created stack. Click the Resources tab and you will see the resources that Amplify creates

AmplifyInit