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GitHub Actions: Deploy Laravel API to AWS Lambda

This workflow automates the deployment of a Laravel API to AWS Lambda using the Serverless Framework. It installs necessary dependencies, sets up PHP, and runs serverless deploy to push the application to AWS Lambda.

name: Deploy Laravel API to AWS Lambda


on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v4


    - name: Set up PHP
      uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
      with:
        php-version: 8.2


    - name: Install dependencies
      run: composer install


    - name: Install Serverless Framework
      run: npm install -g serverless


    - name: Deploy to Lambda
      run: serverless deploy
      env:
        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
        AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: <your_best_region>

Requirements

  • AWS Credentials: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY must be set as GitHub Secrets.
  • Serverless Framework: Installed in the workflow using npm install -g serverless.
  • Ensure you have created serverless.yml in the Laravel project. Bref: Serverless Laravel - Getting started.
  • Using shivammathur/setup-php to setup PHP in workflow.
  • Composer for installing Laravel dependencies.