Ghostscript for AWS Lambda as a Layer

Getting Started

Click on Layers and choose "Add a layer", and "Provide a layer version ARN" and enter the following ARN.

For x86_64 (Intel/AMD) architectures:

arn:aws:lambda:<YOUR REGION>:764866452798:layer:ghostscript:<VERSION>

For ARM64 (Graviton2) architectures:

arn:aws:lambda:<YOUR REGION>:764866452798:layer:ghostscript-arm64:<VERSION>

Note: ARM64 provides better price-performance ratio for Lambda functions. Consider using ARM64 for new projects.

Works with the following AWS Lambda runtimes which run on Amazon Linux 2:

• nodejs20.x, nodejs18.x, nodejs16.x
• python3.12, python3.11, python3.10, python3.9, python3.8
• java21, java17, java11
• provided.al2, provided.al2023

Version Numbers

Ghostscript	x86_64 VERSION	ARM64 VERSION	eu-west-3 x86_64	eu-west-3 ARM64
v10.06.0	18	1	19	1
v10.04.0	17	-	18	-
v10.02.0	15	-	16	-
v10.0.0	13	-	14	-
v9.56.1	12	-	13	-
v9.55.0	9	-	10	-
v9.52.0	8	-	9	-
v9.50.0	6	-	7	-
v9.20.0	1	-	1	-

Where can I find the Ghostscript binary inside of Lambda after I attach the layer?

You can find it at /opt/bin/gs (/opt is where Lambda unpacks layers).

You can run /opt/bin/gs --version to make sure Ghostscript is up and running.

Update

1. Change version numbers in the version.sh file (GHOSTSCRIPT_VERSION and GS_TAG)
2. Run ./build.sh script which will produce ghostscript-x86_64.zip and ghostscript-arm64.zip files in the root of the project
3. Update the version table in this README with the new layer version numbers
4. Commit & Create a Pull Request
5. After merging, a new layer version will be published by the CI automatically

License

MIT © Shelf