Deploying and Managing FastAPI Applications
In this chapter, we delve into the essential aspects of deploying and managing FastAPI applications. As you develop your FastAPI projects, understanding how to effectively run, secure, and scale them is crucial for ensuring performance and reliability in production environments. This chapter will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to deploy your FastAPI applications seamlessly, leveraging various technologies and best practices.
You will learn how to utilize the FastAPI CLI to run your server efficiently, enabling HTTPS to secure your applications, and containerizing your FastAPI projects with Docker. Additionally, we will explore techniques for scaling your applications across multiple workers, packaging your applications for distribution, and deploying them on cloud platforms such as Railway. Each recipe in this chapter provides step-by-step instructions, practical examples, and insights into optimizing your deployment workflow.
By the end of this chapter, you will be proficient in deploying FastAPI applications using modern tools and methodologies. You’ll be able to always secure your applications with HTTPS, run them in Docker containers, scale them with multiple workers, and deploy them on the cloud. These skills are invaluable for any developer aiming to take their FastAPI applications from development to production.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following recipes:
- Running the server with the FastAPI CLI
- Enabling HTTPS on FastAPI applications
- Running FastAPI applications in Docker containers
- Running the server across multiple workers
- Deploying your FastAPI application on the cloud
- Shipping FastAPI applications with Hatch
