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Build a QR Code Lambda and Call It From Laravel
A hands-on, beginner-friendly build: write a tiny Python AWS Lambda that turns text into a QR code, run it locally in Docker with no AWS account, and call it from a Laravel app. Every line of Python is explained for developers coming from PHP.
Deploy a Lambda Container Image With ECR and the Console
You built a QR code Lambda and ran it locally. Now put it on AWS the click-through way: create an Amazon ECR repository, push your image, and create the Lambda from that image in the console. Then test it and optionally expose it with a Function URL your Laravel app can call.
Package a Python Lambda as a Docker Image
AWS Lambda is not just zip files. Here is how to package a Python function as a Docker container image, choose between arm64 and x86_64, test it locally with the Runtime Interface Emulator, push it to Amazon ECR, and invoke it directly without any API Gateway in front.