CDK AppSync Chat

This CDK project deploys an AppSync API, Amazon DynamoDB tables, and an Amazon Cognito User Pool configured to create the infrastructure for a chat application. It is paired with a React front-end for a full-stack serverless project.

Deploying the back end

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/full-stack-serverless/cdk-appsync-chat.git

2. Change into the cdk-appsync-chat directory

3. Install dependencies in main folder:

npm install

# or

yarn

3. Deploy to AWS

cdk deploy

Once the project has been deployed, you'll be given the resources needed to configure the client-side React application.

Outputs:
CdkAppsyncChatStack.UserPoolClientId = 4tojuqrgrctupmj28812nmgi2t
CdkAppsyncChatStack.UserPoolId = us-east-1_vS2Qv9tob
CdkAppsyncChatStack.GraphQLAPIURL = https://w6eiaujspbbcvovbqzn2w4zxhu.appsync-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/graphql

Deploying the front end

1. Clone the client application

git clone https://github.com/full-stack-serverless/chat-app.git

3. Change into the client directory and install dependencies:

cd chat-app

npm install

# or

yarn

4. Open src/aws-exports-example.js and update with the outputs from CDK.

5. Rename aws-exports-example.js to aws-exports.js.

6. Run the app

npm start