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Static website

The static-website construct deploys:

  • single-page applications, for example React or VueJS applications
  • plain static websites composed of HTML files and assets (CSS, JS…)

Quick start

service: my-app
provider:
    name: aws

constructs:
    landing:
        type: static-website
        path: public

plugins:
    - serverless-lift

On serverless deploy, the public/ directory will be deployed as a public website.

Note: the first deployment takes 4 minutes. Next deployments only take seconds.

The website is served over HTTPS and cached all over the world via the CloudFront CDN.

How it works

On the first serverless deploy, Lift creates:

  • an S3 bucket
  • a CloudFront CDN configured to serve the website from S3 over HTTPS, with caching at the edge
  • CloudFront Functions to set security HTTP headers

Additionally, every time serverless deploy runs, Lift:

  • uploads all files from the configured directory to the S3 bucket
  • invalidates the CloudFront cache so that the new version of the website is live

To learn more about the architecture of this construct, read this article.

Note: the S3 bucket is public and entirely managed by Lift. Do not store or upload files to the bucket, they will be removed by Lift on the next deployment. Instead, create a separate bucket to store any extra file.

React

To deploy a React app, use the following configuration:

constructs:
    react:
        type: static-website
        path: build

To deploy, run:

npm run build
serverless deploy

Vue

To deploy a Vue app, use the following configuration:

constructs:
    vue:
        type: static-website
        path: dist

To deploy, run:

npm run build
serverless deploy

Configuration reference

Path

constructs:
    landing:
        type: static-website
        path: public

The path option should point to the local directory containing the static website. Use path: . to upload the content of the current directory.

All files in that directory will be deployed and made available publicly.

When using a JavaScript bundler (for example when working with Webpack, VueJS, React, etc.), upload the compiled files. For example this could be the dist/ directory.

Custom domain

constructs:
    landing:
        # ...
        domain: mywebsite.com
        # ARN of an ACM certificate for the domain, registered in us-east-1
        certificate: arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456615250:certificate/0a28e63d-d3a9-4578-9f8b-14347bfe8123

The configuration above will activate the custom domain mywebsite.com on CloudFront, using the provided HTTPS certificate.

After running serverless deploy (or serverless info), you should see the following output in the terminal:

landing:
  url: https://mywebsite.com
  cname: s13hocjp.cloudfront.net

Create a CNAME DNS entry that points your domain to the xxx.cloudfront.net domain. After a few minutes/hours, the domain should be available.

HTTPS certificate

To create the HTTPS certificate:

  • Open the ACM Console in the us-east-1 region (CDN certificates must be in us-east-1, regardless of where your application is hosted)
  • Click "Request a new certificate", add your domain name and click "Next"
  • Choose a domain validation method:
    • Domain validation will require you to add CNAME entries to your DNS configuration
    • Email validation will require you to click a link in an email sent to admin@your-domain.com

After the certificate is created and validated, you should see the ARN of the certificate.

Multiple domains

It is possible to set up multiple domains:

constructs:
    landing:
        # ...
        domain:
            - mywebsite.com
            - app.mywebsite.com

Allow iframes

By default, as recommended for security reasons, the static website cannot be embedded in an iframe.

To allow embedding the website in an iframe, set it up explicitly:

constructs:
    landing:
        # ...
        security:
            allowIframe: true

More options

Looking for more options in the construct configuration? Open a GitHub issue.