: Use the output_base64sha256 attribute in Terraform to ensure the ZIP file only triggers a redeployment when the underlying code has actually changed [10].
: Generates the handler.zip in a distribution folder [10]. 3. Deployment Integration [handler].zip
: The entry point file containing the function (e.g., def lambda_handler(event, context): ). : Use the output_base64sha256 attribute in Terraform to
Manually zipping files is prone to error. The HashiCorp Archive Provider is the industry-standard way to automate the creation of handler.zip within a CI/CD pipeline. [handler].zip
: When zipping entire directories, always exclude local environment folders (like venv/ or node_modules/ ) and version control metadata (like .git/ ) to keep the file size under the deployment limits [10].