diff --git a/freqtrade/aws/schemas.py b/freqtrade/aws/schemas.py
index 139597f9c..7838b5b8f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/aws/schemas.py
+++ b/freqtrade/aws/schemas.py
@@ -1,2 +1,55 @@
-
-
+# defines the schema to submit a new strategy to the system
+__SUBMIT_STRATEGY_SCHEMA__ = {
+    "$id": "http://example.com/example.json",
+    "type": "object",
+    "definitions": {},
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+    "properties": {
+        "user": {
+            "$id": "/properties/user",
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "the associated Isaac user",
+            "default": "",
+            "examples": [
+                "GCU4LW2XXZW3A3FM2XZJTEJHNWHTWDKY2DIJLCZJ5ULVZ4K7LZ7D23TG"
+            ]
+        },
+        "description": {
+            "$id": "/properties/description",
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "a brief description",
+            "default": "",
+            "examples": [
+                "simple test strategy"
+            ]
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "$id": "/properties/name",
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "the name of your strategy",
+            "default": "",
+            "examples": [
+                "TestStrategy"
+            ]
+        },
+        "public": {
+            "$id": "/properties/public",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "title": "Will this strategy be public",
+            "default": "false",
+            "examples": [
+                "true",
+                "false"
+            ]
+        },
+        "content": {
+            "$id": "/properties/content",
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "The Content Schema ",
+            "default": "",
+            "examples": [
+                "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"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/freqtrade/aws/strategy.py b/freqtrade/aws/strategy.py
index 5816411fd..d1c7bae6b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/aws/strategy.py
+++ b/freqtrade/aws/strategy.py
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+from freqtrade.strategy.resolver import StrategyResolver
+
+import simplejson as json
+from jsonschema import validate
+from freqtrade.aws.schemas import __SUBMIT_STRATEGY_SCHEMA__
+from base64 import urlsafe_b64decode
 
 def names(event, context):
     """
@@ -31,9 +37,23 @@ def code(event, context):
 
 def submit(event, context):
     """
-        combiles the given strategy and stores it in the internal database
+        compiles the given strategy and stores it in the internal database
     :param event:
     :param context:
     :return:
     """
+
+    # get data
+    data = json.loads(event['body'])
+
+    # validate against schema
+    validate(data, __SUBMIT_STRATEGY_SCHEMA__)
+
+    strategy = urlsafe_b64decode(data['content']).decode('utf-8')
+
+    # try to load the strategy
+    StrategyResolver().compile(data['name'], strategy)
+
+    # save to DB
+
     pass
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/resolver.py b/freqtrade/strategy/resolver.py
index 6df763a67..fbab1eb12 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/resolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/resolver.py
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ class StrategyResolver(object):
             key=lambda t: t[0]))
         self.strategy.stoploss = float(self.strategy.stoploss)
 
+    def compile(self, strategy_name: str, strategy_content: str) -> Optional[IStrategy]:
+        temp = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp("freq", "strategy"))
+        temp.joinpath(strategy_name + ".py").write_text(strategy_content)
+        temp.joinpath("__init__.py").touch()
+
+        return self._load_strategy(strategy_name, temp.absolute())
+
     def _load_strategy(
             self, strategy_name: str, extra_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[IStrategy]:
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/aws/test_strategy_lambda.py b/freqtrade/tests/aws/test_strategy_lambda.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8cea33d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/aws/test_strategy_lambda.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import simplejson as json
+from base64 import urlsafe_b64encode
+from freqtrade.aws.strategy import submit
+
+
+def test_strategy(lambda_context):
+    content = """# --- Do not remove these libs ---
+from freqtrade.strategy.interface import IStrategy
+from typing import Dict, List
+from hyperopt import hp
+from functools import reduce
+from pandas import DataFrame
+# --------------------------------
+
+import talib.abstract as ta
+import freqtrade.vendor.qtpylib.indicators as qtpylib
+
+class TestStrategy(IStrategy):
+    minimal_roi = {
+        "0": 0.5
+    }
+    stoploss = -0.2
+    ticker_interval = '5m'
+
+    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame) -> DataFrame:
+        macd = ta.MACD(dataframe)
+        dataframe['maShort'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=8)
+        dataframe['maMedium'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=21)
+        return dataframe
+
+    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame) -> DataFrame:
+        dataframe.loc[
+            (
+                qtpylib.crossed_above(dataframe['maShort'], dataframe['maMedium'])
+            ),
+            'buy'] = 1
+
+        return dataframe
+
+    def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame) -> DataFrame:
+        dataframe.loc[
+            (
+                qtpylib.crossed_above(dataframe['maMedium'], dataframe['maShort'])
+            ),
+            'sell'] = 1
+        return dataframe
+
+
+        """
+
+    request = {
+        "user": "GCU4LW2XXZW3A3FM2XZJTEJHNWHTWDKY2DIJLCZJ5ULVZ4K7LZ7D23TG",
+        "description": "simple test strategy",
+        "name": "TestStrategy",
+        "content": urlsafe_b64encode(content.encode('utf-8')),
+        "public": False
+    }
+
+
+    submit({
+        "body": json.dumps(request)
+    }, {})