Full-stack FastAPI Template on Render

Why deploy Full-stack FastAPI Template on Render?

A one-click deployment template that provisions a full-stack FastAPI application on Render, including a Dockerized backend, Vite/Bun frontend, and managed PostgreSQL database. It eliminates the manual setup of connecting services, environment variables, and infrastructure configuration for FastAPI projects.

This template wires together a Dockerized FastAPI backend, Vite/Bun frontend, and managed Postgres with a shared environment group that automatically injects database credentials and common config—no manual connection strings or Docker Compose orchestration required. Render's Blueprint handles service-to-service dependencies, so your backend waits for Postgres to be ready and both services pull from the same fastapi-env group for consistent configuration. You skip the usual yak-shaving of provisioning a database, configuring CORS between services, and setting up deployment pipelines—just fill in your secrets post-deploy and the cross-service URLs once hostnames are assigned.

Architecture

What you can build

After deploying, you'll have a working web application with a FastAPI backend, React frontend, and Postgres database—including user authentication, an admin dashboard for managing users and items, and auto-generated API docs at /docs. You can immediately log in with your configured superuser credentials and start building on top of the existing user management and CRUD patterns.

Key features

• JWT Authentication: Built-in JSON Web Token auth with secure password hashing and email-based password recovery flow.
• SQLModel ORM Integration: Pre-configured SQLModel with PostgreSQL for type-safe database interactions using Pydantic models.
• Auto-generated API Client: Frontend TypeScript client automatically generated from FastAPI's OpenAPI schema.
• Docker Compose Stack: Complete containerized setup with Traefik reverse proxy, Mailcatcher for email testing, and automatic HTTPS.
• Playwright E2E Tests: End-to-end testing configured with Playwright alongside Pytest backend tests and CI/CD via GitHub Actions.

Use cases

• Startup founder launches MVP with auth and admin dashboard in one click
• Backend developer deploys FastAPI + Postgres API without configuring infrastructure
• Agency ships client projects using pre-built React frontend with dark mode
• Solo dev adds email password recovery to side project without building from scratch

What's included

Prerequisites

• Admin Email: The email address for the first superuser/admin account to log into the dashboard.
• Admin Password: A strong password for the first superuser/admin account (generate with python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe(32))").
• SMTP Host: The hostname of your email server for sending password recovery emails (optional).
• SMTP Username: The username to authenticate with your SMTP email server (optional).
• SMTP Password: The password to authenticate with your SMTP email server (optional).
• From Email Address: The email address that password recovery emails will be sent from (optional).
• Sentry DSN: Your Sentry Data Source Name for error tracking and monitoring (optional).

Next steps

1. Open the frontend URL and log in with your FIRST_SUPERUSER email and password — You should see the admin dashboard with a Users section and Items section
2. Navigate to the Items page and create a new item with a title and description — The item should appear in your items list immediately after saving
3. Open the backend URL with /docs appended (e.g., https://fastapi-backend-XXXX.onrender.com/docs) — You should see the interactive Swagger API documentation with all available endpoints

Resources

• Full Stack FastAPI Template official site