[Serverless] Need more details on Lambda layer setup

[ffxsam]

Regarding this: https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/blob/36463ce490a8e2a1f56de58de625b9c8acd9e423/packages/serverless/README.md#integrate-sentry-using-internal-extension

This isn't very clear. What exactly do we bundle & upload to the Lambda layer we need to add to the Lambda function? Some steps on how to package that up would be helpful.

[p0wl]

Hey, any information about this? It is very hard to find any information about using the sentry layer, but it sounds awesome!

[ffxsam]

@kamilogorek Can you offer any guidance here?

[TomBeckett]

In theory you only need to add your layer to your existing functions see: https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/node/guides/aws-lambda/layer/

But please note: we've had to take this out of our functions due to an ongoing bug: #3051

[ffxsam]

Ah, thanks! I see there's a specific ARN they give you based on your region. It wouldn't work for us anyway, since we're using webpack, although I'm sure it's possible to tell webpack to ignore the dependency.

[p0wl]

Okay, I added it successfully, but I still would love to see what is included in the layer? E.g. why is it now version 9? (arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:943013980633:layer:SentryNodeServerlessSDK:9)

[noobling]

Found more info here... there should really link this in the quickstart. Most of the time people using a quickstart have no idea how the product works.. https://docs.sentry.io/product/integrations/aws-lambda/how-it-works/

[connorads]

Here's another docs page that shoes how to install the lambda layer via the AWS Console or using Serverless Framework
https://docs.sentry.io/product/integrations/cloud-monitoring/aws-lambda/

[ffxsam]

Documentation still seems slim. For instance, how do we communicate the release to Sentry when it's used as a layer?

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