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TLDR

A curated list of FastAPI extensions, tutorials, boilerplate templates, deployment options, and example projects, a browsable index for Python web API developers, not runnable software.

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    What it is
      Curated link list
      FastAPI ecosystem
    Extensions
      Auth libraries
      Admin panels
      Database tools
    Resources
      Tutorials courses
      Conference talks
      Boilerplate projects
    Deployment
      Managed hosting
      Serverless options
      Docker images
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Find a FastAPI extension for authentication, rate limiting, or admin panels to add to an existing API project.

USE CASE 2

Discover tutorials and courses to learn FastAPI from beginner to advanced patterns like background workers and testing.

USE CASE 3

Browse ready-to-use boilerplate templates to start a new FastAPI project with a standard folder structure.

USE CASE 4

Find a platform or Docker image to deploy a FastAPI app quickly without configuring infrastructure from scratch.

Tech stack

PythonFastAPI

Getting it running

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In plain English

This repository is a curated list of resources, extensions, and tools for FastAPI, a Python framework used to build web APIs. It does not contain software you run directly. Instead, it is a hand-picked index of links, organized by category, that developers working with FastAPI can browse to find things that would otherwise take time to track down. FastAPI is a Python web framework designed for building APIs quickly, with automatic documentation generation and strong data validation built in. This list collects the surrounding ecosystem: third-party packages that extend it, learning materials, deployment options, and example projects. The third-party extensions section covers add-ons for common tasks. There are admin panel packages for managing database records through a web interface, authentication libraries for adding login and user management, and database integrations covering SQL, MongoDB, and DynamoDB through both ORMs (which let you work with database tables as Python objects) and raw query builders. There are also utilities for things like background task queues, rate limiting, caching, and WebSocket handling. The resources section links to articles, video tutorials, conference talks, and courses for different skill levels. Some cover FastAPI basics, others go into specific patterns like testing, deployment, or building background workers. The hosting section lists platforms and services where FastAPI applications can be deployed, broken down by platform type: managed hosting services, cloud infrastructure, and serverless options. The projects section collects ready-to-use starting templates (boilerplate) for common setups, Docker images configured for FastAPI, and a selection of open-source applications built with FastAPI that you can read or adapt.

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Prompt 1
I'm building a FastAPI app and need JWT authentication, which library from the awesome-fastapi list should I use, and show me a basic setup?
Prompt 2
My FastAPI app needs an admin web interface for managing database records. What packages does awesome-fastapi list for this, and how do I add one?
Prompt 3
Show me how to use a FastAPI boilerplate from the awesome-fastapi list to scaffold a new project with PostgreSQL and Docker already configured.
Prompt 4
I need background task processing in my FastAPI app. What task queue libraries does awesome-fastapi list, and how do I integrate one?
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