# Serverless FAQ **URL:** https://forum.serverless.com/c/sls-faq/9.md [Latest](https://forum.serverless.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.serverless.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.serverless.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Serverless FAQ category](https://forum.serverless.com/t/about-the-serverless-faq-category/5139)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0
This category is reserved for compiling a list of frequently asked questions about the Serverless Framework. This will help anyone that are trying to help other users, with quick access to solutions and issues that have … --- ## [I am a serverless enthusiast and I want to start a Serverless Usergroup in my city? Can you help?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/i-am-a-serverless-enthusiast-and-i-want-to-start-a-serverless-usergroup-in-my-city-can-you-help/5145)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/i-am-a-serverless-enthusiast-and-i-want-to-start-a-serverless-usergroup-in-my-city-can-you-help/5145 "2018-07-18T20:14:10Z")
Summary Of course we can help! We have a simple process in place to guide you through. Head over to the Serverless Usergroups Program page or repo and follow the instructions. You can start by filling in the inquiry for… --- ## [I work for a company where we use the Serverless Framework for some projects. We love it and we want to further operationalize our serverless development efforts. Where do I get more information?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/i-work-for-a-company-where-we-use-the-serverless-framework-for-some-projects-we-love-it-and-we-want-to-further-operationalize-our-serverless-development-efforts-where-do-i-get-more-information/5147)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/i-work-for-a-company-where-we-use-the-serverless-framework-for-some-projects-we-love-it-and-we-want-to-further-operationalize-our-serverless-development-efforts-where-do-i-get-more-information/5147 "2018-07-18T20:43:53Z")
Summary We at Serverless build everything you need to operationalize serverless development. You can sign up on our Enterprise page and we will contact you. You can also reach out to Nick Gottlieb, VP of Growth at nick@… --- ## [We work with a lot of clients doing development projects and we are big champions of Serverless. I am looking for partnership opportunities](https://forum.serverless.com/t/we-work-with-a-lot-of-clients-doing-development-projects-and-we-are-big-champions-of-serverless-i-am-looking-for-partnership-opportunities/5146)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/we-work-with-a-lot-of-clients-doing-development-projects-and-we-are-big-champions-of-serverless-i-am-looking-for-partnership-opportunities/5146 "2018-07-18T20:35:54Z")
Summary Great to hear that you are interested in serverless technologies and would like to take it to your clients. For all partnership related questions, please contact Nick Gottlieb, VP of Growth at nick@serverless.co… --- ## [Are you blocked by AWS CloudFormation's 200 resource limit issue? Read on](https://forum.serverless.com/t/are-you-blocked-by-aws-cloudformations-200-resource-limit-issue-read-on/5148)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/are-you-blocked-by-aws-cloudformations-200-resource-limit-issue-read-on/5148 "2018-07-18T21:35:57Z")
Summary Here is a nice article written by Alex Debrie that shows you how you can troubleshoot, and avoid hitting, CloudFormation’s 200 resource limit. Related links Deploy error: number of resources greater than 20… --- ## [How do I contribute to Serverless open source projects?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/how-do-i-contribute-to-serverless-open-source-projects/5149)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/how-do-i-contribute-to-serverless-open-source-projects/5149 "2018-07-18T21:45:17Z")
Summary Here is a great article written by Andrea Passwater, that walks you through the different aspects of contributing to Serverless projects. Related links Serverless Framework contributing guidelines Event Gat… --- ## [I have a topic that I want to write about on the Serverless blog. Who do I contact and how do I submit it?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/i-have-a-topic-that-i-want-to-write-about-on-the-serverless-blog-who-do-i-contact-and-how-do-i-submit-it/5142)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/i-have-a-topic-that-i-want-to-write-about-on-the-serverless-blog-who-do-i-contact-and-how-do-i-submit-it/5142 "2018-07-18T20:01:03Z")
Summary It is great that you want to author a post for our blog. Please contact Andrea Passwater at andrea@serverless.com, who will be able to help you get started. For submissions, you can do a Pull Request on our Gith… --- ## [Are you struggling with CORS on Lambda with the AWS API Gateway?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/are-you-struggling-with-cors-on-lambda-with-the-aws-api-gateway/5151)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/are-you-struggling-with-cors-on-lambda-with-the-aws-api-gateway/5151 "2018-07-18T21:58:28Z")
Summary Get the basics on Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) and how to avoid problems with your Serverless web APIs on Lambda. Here is an awesome in-depth article written by Alex Debrie. Related links API Gatewa… --- ## [How can I implement a CI/CD pipeline for my serverless projects?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/how-can-i-implement-a-ci-cd-pipeline-for-my-serverless-projects/5155)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/how-can-i-implement-a-ci-cd-pipeline-for-my-serverless-projects/5155 "2018-07-18T22:39:01Z")
Summary The Serverless Framework has made building and deploying serverless applications very easy. But, the process of continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) of that application in a company can be much more inv… --- ## [Looking for monitoring your AWS account activity?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/looking-for-monitoring-your-aws-account-activity/5152)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/looking-for-monitoring-your-aws-account-activity/5152 "2018-07-18T22:04:09Z")
Summary You can monitor your AWS account activity with CloudTrail, and reacting to CloudWatch events using Serverless. Alex Debrie has a great article showing you how it is done. Related links --- ## [How can I use environment variables from my local machine to be used in my serverless.yml file?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/how-can-i-use-environment-variables-from-my-local-machine-to-be-used-in-my-serverless-yml-file/5150)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/how-can-i-use-environment-variables-from-my-local-machine-to-be-used-in-my-serverless-yml-file/5150 "2018-07-18T21:49:28Z")
Summary The syntax for using environment variables in your serverless.yml is: ${env:VARIABLE\_NAME} So if you want to use an environment variable called “STAGE” in your local environment, it would look like: ${env:STAGE… --- ## [Have a long-running process that is not suitable for running on Lambda? AWS Fargate to the rescue!](https://forum.serverless.com/t/have-a-long-running-process-that-is-not-suitable-for-running-on-lambda-aws-fargate-to-the-rescue/5153)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/have-a-long-running-process-that-is-not-suitable-for-running-on-lambda-aws-fargate-to-the-rescue/5153 "2018-07-18T22:09:25Z")
Summary You heard about AWS Fargate but you want to learn how to use it with your existing Serverless projects. Rupak Ganguly has a in-depth walk through of setting up your job in Fargate and then interacting with it fr… --- ## [Struggling with IAM and configuring security for your Serverless application?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/struggling-with-iam-and-configuring-security-for-your-serverless-application/5156)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/struggling-with-iam-and-configuring-security-for-your-serverless-application/5156 "2018-07-18T22:46:56Z")
Summary Alex Debrie has a nice article to learn the basics concepts around IAM, and learn how to manage permissions for the Serverless user and your Lambda functions. Related links How to configure Serverless to us… --- ## [How to create a multi-region, multi-master, geo-routed serverless application? DynamoDB Global Tables is here](https://forum.serverless.com/t/how-to-create-a-multi-region-multi-master-geo-routed-serverless-application-dynamodb-global-tables-is-here/5157)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/how-to-create-a-multi-region-multi-master-geo-routed-serverless-application-dynamodb-global-tables-is-here/5157 "2018-07-18T22:55:49Z")
Summary Alex Debrie has a great article teaching you how to create a multi-region, multi-master, geo-routed application—all in about 30 minutes. We also did a webinar and you can watch the video as well. Related link… --- ## [Is there a way to have multiple services use the same API Gateway generated url?](https://forum.serverless.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-multiple-services-use-the-same-api-gateway-generated-url/5158)
**Author:** [@rupakg](https://forum.serverless.com/u/rupakg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-multiple-services-use-the-same-api-gateway-generated-url/5158 "2018-07-18T23:02:39Z")
Summary Yes, you can use the same dynamic API Gateway root URL across services. It’s a relatively new feature of the Serverless Framework. You can see the documentation below. Related links Is there a way to deploy…