Build your own blog post view counter on AWS Free Tier

Your blog deserves to know it's being read. A Lambda function counts the views, DynamoDB remembers them, and it's all eligible for the Free Tier. Last updated: April 20, 2026 Most analytics tools require an account, a script tag, and a separate dashboard you have to check outside your infrastructure. If you're already on AWS, you can build a view counter that lives in your own account and stores data in a table you control. It takes about an hour, and all three services it uses are eligible for