Last Updated: 3/9/2026

Lambda@Edge

🚧 This document is a placeholder and needs to be completed.

What Should Be Here

This guide should cover:

• What is Lambda@Edge (AWS Lambda at CloudFront edge locations)
• Setup with AWS CDK or CloudFormation
• Differences from standard Lambda
• CloudFront integration
• Event types (viewer request/response, origin request/response)
• Size and runtime limitations
• Using handle() from hono/aws-lambda
• Deployment process
• Monitoring and logs
• Best practices for edge computing

Source Material

Refer to:

• docs/getting-started/lambda-edge.md in the honojs/website repository
• AWS Lambda@Edge documentation 

Status

• Content written
• Code examples added
• Cross-references added
• Reviewed