Database Reference
In-Depth Information
DynamoDB Local is useful but before using it, we should make a note of following
things:
• DynamoDB Local ignores the credentials you have provided.
• The values provided in the access key and regions are used to create only the loc-
al database file. The DB file gets created in the same folder from where you are
running your DynamoDB Local.
• DynamoDB Local ignores the settings provided for provision throughput. So,
even if you specify the same at table creation, it will simply ignore it. It does not
prepare you to handle provision throughput exceeded exceptions, so you need to
be cautious about handling it in production.
• Last but not least, DynamoDB Local is meant to be used for development and
unit testing purposes only and should not be used for production purposes, as it
does not have durability or availability SLAs.
