zoom_in Click to enlarge

Serverless Framework

▲ ▼

language

description Serverless Framework Overview

The Serverless Framework is an open-source command-line tool designed to build, deploy, and manage serverless applications across multiple cloud providers. Open-sourced in 2015 by Austen Collins, it abstracts underlying infrastructure, allowing developers to define functions, events, and resources using a single YAML configuration file. The framework provides a standardized way to interact with Function-as-a-Service platforms, supporting AWS Lambda, Azure, and Google Cloud. It is primarily used by developers to streamline application lifecycle management without provisioning traditional servers.

help Serverless Framework FAQ

Does the Serverless Framework mean that an application has no servers?

No, cloud providers still operate the servers, but the developer does not provision or manage them directly. The framework commonly deploys event-driven functions such as AWS Lambda functions behind services like API Gateway.

What does a Serverless Framework configuration file do?

A serverless.yml file can define functions, events, permissions, and related cloud resources in one project configuration. The CLI then uses that definition to package and deploy the application.

When was the Serverless Framework open-sourced?

The Serverless Framework was open-sourced in 2015 by Austen Collins. It was designed to abstract deployment details across supported cloud providers through a command-line workflow.

How does Serverless Framework differ from AWS SAM or AWS CDK?

Serverless Framework is a provider-oriented deployment CLI with a concise function and event configuration, while AWS SAM is focused on AWS serverless applications and AWS CDK lets developers define infrastructure in programming languages. A Serverless deployment may use AWS Lambda, but the framework's purpose is to provide a broader deployment abstraction.

swap_horiz

Looking for Serverless Framework alternatives? Compare top competitors ranked & scored

arrow_forward