How to deploy a lambda without vpc when the default vpc is set in the provider object and used for all the other lambdas

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So the steps seem to be, after modifying the serverless.yml as above :slight_smile:

  • create an SNS endpoint in the VPC (use the AWS console)
  • from a function declared as being in the VPC, you do
    const sns = new aws.SNS({endpoint:'https://.....'});
    await sns.publish( {
      Message: 'MESSAGE_TEXT', 
      TopicArn: 'TOPIC_ARN'
    } ).promise()
  • for a function decalared as outside the VPC, in serverless.yml give
    events:
        - sns: TOPIC_ARN

and it gets run

Using SES from a function outside the VPC just works, so this is a good approach, just a shame about the boilerplate “VPC” added to each “normal” function rather than being able to say “vpc:none” on the one special one.

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