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+# lambda-contact-form
+A lambda function used as the endpoint for the contact form on my website.
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+Since moving my website from Wordpress to Gatsby.js I have been using FormSpree.io for my contact form. 
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+However, I wanted to keep everything on my own domain and needed an excuse to play around with AWS Lambda.
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+This function is based off of my [lamda-dotnet-console](https://github.com/hyettdotme/lamda-dotnet-console) project.