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SQS Queue-Worker — AWS Architecture Template
Producer Lambda enqueues work to SQS, a worker Lambda drains it into DynamoDB, and failures land in a dead-letter queue.
Why this architecture works
- The queue absorbs traffic spikes so the API responds instantly while work completes asynchronously
- A dead-letter queue captures poison messages after limited retries instead of blocking the queue
- Worker batch size and Lambda concurrency give precise backpressure control
- CloudWatch alarms on DLQ depth and queue age catch stuck processing early
- Idempotent writes to DynamoDB make SQS at-least-once delivery safe
What's inside (7 resources)
Ingest API
aws-api-gateway
Enqueue Fn
aws-lambda
Work Queue
aws-sqs
Dead-letter Queue
aws-sqs
Worker Fn
aws-lambda
Results Table
aws-dynamodb
Queue Alarms
aws-cloudwatch
From template to running infrastructure
- Open this template in the CloudForge visual designer (free account, no credit card).
- Customize resources, names, and connections on the drag-and-drop canvas — or ask Vani, the AI architect, to adapt it.
- Generate production-ready Terraform or CloudFormation in one click.
- Review the plan diff and security scan, then deploy with human approval.