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Overview
A simple, declarative open-source framework for building serverless applications on AWS with fast local development and plain text architecture manifests.
Key Features
Concise
app.arcmanifest defining HTTP routes, scheduled jobs, queues, and tables in plain text.Fast local development sandbox simulating API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB without Docker.
Direct code generation into standard AWS CloudFormation templates with zero boilerplate.
First-class support for JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Ruby, and Go.
Use Cases
Rapidly developing, testing, and deploying serverless web apps and event-driven APIs on AWS.
Getting Started
Install via `npm i -g @architect/architect`, run `arc init myapp`, and launch `arc sandbox`.
Recent Updates
Enhanced HTTP API support, Node.js ES modules, and fine-grained Lambda bundling.
Did You Know?
Architect is widely utilized across the cloud native and open source ecosystem.