Building Fullstack Apps with FastAPI

Setup

1. Install a version of Python>=3.10 from python.org or using your OS package manager
   • Make sure the commands python and pip work in the command line/terminal
   • If the commands don't work, make sure you've added them to the path
   • If python was installed using a package manager, it might be called python3 or pip3
2. Clone this repository
   • Install Git
   • Open a terminal when the repository folder should be saved
   • Run git clone https://github.com/JadeMaveric/fullstack-fastapi-tutorial
3. Install an IDE/Text Editor
   • VSCode with Python Extension
   • or Pycharm Community Edition
4. Open the cloned directory in cmd/terminal python -m venv venv
5. Activate the virtual environment
   • Linux/MacOS: . ./venv/bin/activate
   • Windows: .\venv\Scripts\activate
6. Install the dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt
7. To test that it's working
   • Start the server
     • Linux/MacOS: ./start.sh
     • Windows: .\start.bat
   • Wait until the log prints INFO: Application startup complete.
   • Using a browser visit the Homepage or the API Docs