Running 'git' in AWS lambda

Question

I am trying to run git in AWS lambda to make a checkout of a repository.

This is my setup:

• I am using nodejs 4.3
• I am not using nodegit because I

Answer 1

Yep, this is definitely possible, I've created a Lambda Layer that achieves just this. No need to mess with any env variables, should work out of the box:

https://github.com/lambci/git-lambda-layer

As stated in the README, all you need to do is add a layer with the following ARN:

arn:aws:lambda::553035198032:layer:git:

(replace and , check README for latest version)