Chapter 2: Working with the AWS Serverless Platform

Solution for Activity 3: Setting up a Mechanism to Get an Email Alert When An Object is Uploaded into an S3 Bucket

1. Go to the AWS S3 service and click on Create bucket.
2. Provide a Bucket name and select the region where the S3 bucket will be created. Click on Next. Note that the bucket name can't be duplicated.
3. If you want to change any configuration, you can do it here. Click on Next.
4. Now, you can change the settings related to the security of the S3 bucket. If you want to allow public access to the S3 bucket, you can uncheck the options here. Click on Next.
5. Review all of the configuration settings. If you want to change anything, you can go back. Alternatively, click on Finish and your bucket should be created successfully.
6. Go to the Lambda function that we created in the earlier exercise. Add S3 as a trigger under the Lambda configuration section:
   

   Figure 2.54: Lambda configuration window

7. Click...