# sam

> AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) CLI.
> More information: <https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sam-cli>.

- Initialize a serverless application:

`sam init`

- Initialize a serverless application with a specific runtime:

`sam init --runtime {{python3.7}}`

- Package a SAM application:

`sam package`

- Build your Lambda function code:

`sam build`

- Run your serverless application locally:

`sam local start-api`

- Deploy an AWS SAM application:

`sam deploy`