Introducing the Template Store for OpenFaaS
Alex Ellis walks us through how OpenFaaS approaches serverless packaging and the new “Template Store” feature making it easy to share and discover custom function templates.
Introducing the Template Store for OpenFaaS launched on November 29, 2018 with 24 votes, #805 of 2,709 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.
In plain words
OpenFaaS is a serverless platform that packages functions using Docker/OCI image format. Its Template Store feature helps users discover and share custom function templates for serverless applications. The platform provides an alternative to traditional zip-file packaging approaches used by services like AWS Lambda, offering a community-driven way to build and deploy serverless functions.
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From the sources
I would like to introduce you to the new Template Store feature which has been developed in the community to make it even easier to discover and share custom function templates for your serverless functions. We’ll look at how serverless platforms such as AWS Lambda package functions in zip files along with some of the pros and cons. We’ll then take a quick look at how OpenFaaS packages functions using the Docker/OCI image format and learn how to discover custom function templates using the new template store feature. The earliest example of packaging for serverless functions was in 2014 when AWS launched the Lambda product which allowed developers to write a short script in a text-box on a…from openfaas.com
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OpenFaaS Classic Templates2019 · github.com · ▲10OpenFaaS Classic templates. Contribute to openfaas/templates development by creating an account on GitHub.
Introducing Go Serverless Functions with OpenFaaS2017 · blog.alexellis.io · ▲16Learn how to make serverless functions in Go with the CLI and new Golang language template built with love by the OpenFaaS community.
OpenFaaS Serverless Made Simple2019 · github.com · ▲10OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.
FaaS – Serverless functions framework for Docker2017 · github.com · ▲73OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.
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