aws lambda calibre layer for ebook format conversion as a service
using ebook-convert on the cloud
clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/gipsh/aws-calibre-layer
Run build.sh to build the layer, this script downloads calibre and strip stuff.
chmod +x ./build.sh
./build.sh
For cloud deploy i use serverless aka sls
if you dont have it install it most of the times with npm install -g serverless
Now deploy the layer
sls deploy
Thats it
On src/ you will find an example lambda function which conver from epub to mobi using the deployed layer.
The example is deployed with the layer to use it you need to publish a SNS message on the created queue.
The message needs an atributte called epub with the key of a epub located on one of your S3 buckets.