Show HN: Bash Runtime for AWS Lambda

Category: infrastructure

Tags: aws-lambda, bash, serverless

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

This project provides a custom AWS Lambda runtime that allows bash scripts to be used as first-class Lambda handlers, leveraging stdin/stdout and built-in tools like curl and jq. It is interesting because it fills a niche for simple glue logic tasks where bash is the simplest solution, avoiding cold starts and unnecessary framework complexity.

Target audience: backend devs, devops

Repository: https://github.com/interchecks/bash-lambda-runtime · Shell · MIT

View on Hacker News