aws-amplify / aws-amplify/amplify-hosting
Allow Backend-Only Amplify Deployments Without Frontend Definition
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Description
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- [x] I have checked to see if my question is addressed in the [FAQ](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-hosting/blob/master/FAQ.md).
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### Amplify Hosting feature
Build settings
### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe:
Currently, deploying an Amplify app without a frontend build definition results in the following error:
!!! CustomerError: Missing frontend definition in buildspec
This error occurs even when the intention is to deploy only the backend.
### Describe how you'd like this feature to work
Add a setting in Amplify app config to disable frontend build steps ("frontend": false). Enable support for backend-only deployments without requiring a frontend definition in amplify.yml.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the Amplify Hosting build-settings handling and how amplify.yml is processed when a frontend definition is missing. Confirm the expected behavior for an app configured with "frontend": false, then verify that backend-only deployments succeed without a frontend definition while normal frontend deployments remain supported.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws
- Domain
- ci-cd, cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100