Error: sls dynamodb install not working

Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Solution
Serverless Error --------------------------------------- Serverless command "dynamodb" not found. Did you mean "deploy"? Run "serverless help" for a list of all available commands.is pretty known problem. This error originates from serverless-dynamodb-local Serverless' Framework plugin.
Troubleshooting steps:
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Make sure you have serverless-dynamodb-local plugin installed. If not, add it:
npm install serverless-dynamodb-local --save-dev
oryarn add serverless-dynamodb-local -D
Moreover, make sure it's added to the plugins section of your serverless.yml file:plugins: - serverless-dynamodb-local
sls dynamodb install --localPath ./bin
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