Yandex Cloud Functions

A runtime is set when creating a function and is a fully prepared environment suitable for running programs in the selected language. It also provides additional libraries and environment variables that can be accessed from the function code. You can change the selected runtime by updating the function configuration at any time.

General runtime characteristics:

• Operating system: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
• Linux Kernel v. 4.19.

Serverless Functions tracks and logs information about function calls and analyzes execution flow and performance. You can also describe logging mechanisms in your function code.

Launch cloud functions in synchronized mode and delayed execution mode. Asynchronous calls allow you to avoid waiting for user code to complete to get the result of execution in deferred mode. This helps effectively implement complex processes that do not fit into a single function call. Use asynchronous calls to build a pipeline for processing incoming data, decomposing resource-intensive operations into simple components.

You can save sensitive information to Yandex Lockbox secrets and transmit them in the environment variables to a function.

Automate service operation using triggers, the criteria that automatically launch a specific function. We provide detailed instructions on how to set up integration using triggers for Yandex Message Queue, IoT Core, and Object Storage.