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Benav Labs FastAPI Boilerplate

Purple Rocket with FastAPI Logo as its window.

A production-ready FastAPI boilerplate to speed up your development.

FastAPI Pydantic PostgreSQL Redis Docker

What is FastAPI Boilerplate?

FastAPI Boilerplate is a comprehensive, production-ready template that provides everything you need to build scalable, async APIs using modern Python technologies. It combines the power of FastAPI with industry best practices to give you a solid foundation for your next project.

Core Technologies

This boilerplate leverages cutting-edge Python technologies:

  • FastAPI - Modern, fast web framework for building APIs with Python 3.7+
  • Pydantic V2 - Data validation library rewritten in Rust (5x-50x faster)
  • SQLAlchemy 2.0 - Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper
  • PostgreSQL - Advanced open source relational database
  • Redis - In-memory data store for caching and message brokering
  • ARQ - Job queues and RPC with asyncio and Redis
  • Docker - Containerization for easy deployment
  • NGINX - High-performance web server for reverse proxy and load balancing

Key Features

Performance & Scalability

  • Fully async architecture
  • Pydantic V2 for ultra-fast data validation
  • SQLAlchemy 2.0 with efficient query patterns
  • Built-in caching with Redis
  • Horizontal scaling with NGINX load balancing

Security & Authentication

  • JWT-based authentication with refresh tokens
  • Cookie-based secure token storage
  • Role-based access control with user tiers
  • Rate limiting to prevent abuse
  • Production-ready security configurations

Developer Experience

  • Comprehensive CRUD operations with FastCRUD
  • Automatic API documentation
  • Database migrations with Alembic
  • Background task processing
  • Extensive test coverage
  • Docker Compose for easy development

Production Ready

  • Environment-based configuration
  • Structured logging
  • Health checks and monitoring
  • NGINX reverse proxy setup
  • Gunicorn with Uvicorn workers
  • Database connection pooling

Quick Start

Get up and running in less than 5 minutes:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/benavlabs/fastapi-boilerplate
cd fastapi-boilerplate

# Start with Docker Compose
docker compose up

That's it! Your API will be available at http://localhost:8000/docs

Continue with the Getting Started Guide →

Documentation Structure

For New Users

For Developers

  • Development - Extending and customizing the boilerplate
  • Testing - Testing strategies and best practices
  • Production - Production deployment guides

Perfect For

  • REST APIs - Build robust, scalable REST APIs
  • Microservices - Create microservice architectures
  • Smll Applications - Multi-tenant applications with user tiers
  • Data APIs - APIs for data processing and analytics

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