> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.deplify.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Web API Blueprint

The Web API Blueprint will build and deploy your api to AWS Lambda. The blueprint allows you to use whatever api framework and language you like.

Deplify will generate a docker file, build the docker image, and deploy the image to your own amazon ECR repo.  The image will be hosted in AWS lambda which will sit behind api gateway + cloudfront for speed and security.

## Getting Started

<Info>
  **Note** For the best results, fill in the build commands during stack creation, if left empty, Deplify will do its best to auto detect the build commands.
</Info>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a stack in Deplify">
    * Hit the `Add a Stack` button in the environment view.
    * Choose the `Web API` blueprint.
    * Build settings are left empty by default, Deplify will inspect your code to determine the correct commands. You can also override these yourself by filling in the fields.
    * Click `Create Stack`
  </Step>

  <Step title="All Done">
    Your project will be deployed in around 10 minutes.

    <Info>
      **Note** Subsequent deployments will be much faster.  The first deployment takes around 10 minutes since a cloudfront distribution is getting created.
    </Info>
  </Step>
</Steps>