I think the equivalent for ubuntu, on Amazon Linux 2 (lambda is using it) would be:
FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/nodejs:14
COPY index.js package.json cad/ ${LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT}
RUN yum install -y libgl1-mesa-devel libx11-devel mesa-libGL-devel
RUN npm install
CMD ["index.handler"]
Docker Hub
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amazon/aws-lambda-nodejs - Docker Image
AWS provided base images for Lambda contain all the required components to run your functions packaged as container images on AWS Lambda.
Amazon Web Services
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Deploy Node.js Lambda functions with container images - AWS Lambda
March 9, 2023 - . When you deploy a container image to Lambda, Lambda automatically defines a default Linux user with least-privileged permissions. This is different from standard Docker behavior which defaults to the root user when no USER instruction is provided. FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/nodejs:22 # Copy ...
Using temporary folders with AWS Lambda
Sure, no problem. But /tmp is only 512 MB in a Lambda function, so keep that in mind...
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/limits.html
Since memory can be much higher (up to 3GB) you may just want to use memory constructs to hold your data.
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June 5, 2019AWS Lambda - Python 3.6, pyodbc, and SQL Server driver - ODBC driver
Just to clarify, it works on your ec2 instance but not on your lambda? If so, I would go over https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/lambda-python-how-to-create-deployment-package.html On how to build the lambda deployment package. I recommend using virtualenv. You can also then go into the lambda console and start debugging once you've uploaded it. It might be useful to show your directory structure for your zip as well.
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ECR Public Gallery
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AWS Lambda/nodejs - Amazon ECR Public Gallery
Amazon ECR Public Gallery is a website that allows anyone to browse and search for public container images, view developer-provided details, and see pull commands
GitHub
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GitHub - aws/aws-lambda-base-images · GitHub
The older versions of our images remain present on DockerHub and Amazon ECR. To re-create the AWS Lambda base images, make sure you have the following pre-requisites set up: ... Then, checkout the branch relevant to the Lambda base image you want to build. eg. to build the nodejs18.x image, start by checking out the nodejs18.x branch:
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Create a Lambda function using a container image - AWS Lambda
To build efficient container images, follow the Best practices for writing Dockerfiles ... To create a Lambda function from a container image, build your image locally and upload it to an Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR) repository. If you're using a container image provided by ...
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Deploy transpiled TypeScript code in Lambda with container images - AWS Lambda
AWS provides base images for Node.js to help you build the container image. These base images are preloaded with a language runtime and other components that are required to run the image on Lambda. AWS provides a Dockerfile for each of the base images to help with building your container image.
Docker
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Image Layer Details - amazon/aws-lambda-nodejs:latest
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Image Layer Details - amazon/aws-lambda-nodejs:22
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AWS Lambda Container Image Support example for Node.js | sbstjn.com
December 1, 2020 - For every new release, a GitHub action will build and tag a docker container image and push it to AWS ECR: Continuous Deployment With Github Action for AWS ECR · Afterwards, a GitHub action will update the AWS Lambda function to use new image using a CloudFormation template: Update CloudFormation with GitHub Actions
Mendhak
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A hello world example using a Docker image in AWS Lambda
December 4, 2020 - To make use of Docker in Lambda, AWS provides a specific Docker image for NodeJS to base your image from.
Medium
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Deploying AWS Lambda Functions As Docker Container Images | by Thilina Ashen Gamage | Platform Engineer | Medium
July 9, 2021 - vi Dockerfile// Dockerfile FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/nodejs:14 COPY helloWorldFunction.js package*.json ./ RUN npm install CMD [ "helloWorldFunction.handler" ] 4. Build the Lambda function as a Docker image. docker build -t hello-world-container .
freeCodeCamp
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The Serverless Architecture Handbook: How to Publish a Node Js Docker Image to AWS ECR and Deploy the Container to AWS Lambda
April 17, 2025 - How to install the AWS CLI on your local machine and create AWS IAM users with the right permissions to push your Docker image to AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR). Once the image is up and running on ECR, we’ll then connect it to AWS Lambda and deploy the container to Lambda for a fully serverless experience.
Medium
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How to build and package Node.js Lambda code along with dependencies in Docker | by Danila Loginov | Medium
January 22, 2024 - It is important to understand that this approach enables the compilation of the Node.js code with any libraries and runtime dependencies needed within the Docker container without using the Docker in AWS Lambda at all. The result is a zip archive that can be easily uploaded to AWS. The BASE image ...
Arbaz Khan
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Deploying Node.js Applications on AWS Lambda with Docker - Arbaz Khan
November 6, 2025 - Docker containers give you more ... the official AWS Lambda base images for Node.js: FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/nodejs:18 COPY package*.json ./ RUN npm ci --production COPY ....
DEV Community
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Deploy your first Node 20 Lambda function on AWS! - DEV Community
November 15, 2023 - docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t lambda-image:node-20 . # tag the image with your own tag · Now that the image is built, we can push it to ECR. First, we need to create a repository in ECR. I will use the AWS CLI to do so.
Docker
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Image Layer Details - amazon/aws-lambda-nodejs:20-preview.2023.10.20.00
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Deploying NodeJS Lambda Function With Internal Dependencies Using Docker | by Tyler | Medium
January 17, 2025 - AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09' Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31 Description: > sam-app Sample SAM Template for sam-app # More info about Globals: https://github.com/awslabs/serverless-application-model/blob/master/docs/globals.rst Globals: Function: Timeout: 3 Resources: HelloWorldFunction: Type: AWS::Serverless::Function Properties: PackageType: Image Architectures: - x86_64 Events: HelloWorld: Type: Api Properties: Path: /hello Method: get Metadata: DockerTag: nodejs22.x-v1 DockerContext: ./hello-world Dockerfile: Dockerfile Outputs: # ServerlessRestApi is an implicit API create
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New for AWS Lambda – Container Image Support | Amazon Web Services
November 3, 2022 - Now, I create a Dockerfile to create the container image for my Lambda function, starting from the AWS provided base image for the nodejs12.x runtime. All AWS provided base images are available in Docker Hub and ECR Public.
Braincuber
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How to Deploy a Node.js Docker Container to AWS Lambda: Step by Step
March 7, 2026 - Head to the Lambda Console. Click Create function. Do not use author from scratch — select Container image. Name your function. Click Browse images, select your ECR repository, and pick the latest tag you just pushed.