How to Deploy a FastAPI App Fast

TL;DR: Deploy a FastAPI app in under 60 seconds — connect GitHub, port 8000 is auto-detected, click deploy. No Dockerfile needed. Database add-on available with auto-injected env vars. FastAPI has become the go-to framework for building Python APIs. It's fast, modern, and developer-friendly. But deployment? That's where the friction usually starts. This guide shows you how to go from GitHub repo to live API in under a minute. Prerequisites A FastAPI application on GitHub A free-tier container hosting account The FastAPI Application # main.py from fastapi import FastAPI app = FastAPI ( title = " My API " ) @app.get ( " / " ) def read_root (): return { " status " : " healthy " } @app.get ( " /items/{item_id} " ) def read_item ( item_id : int ): return { " item_id " : item_id } Nothing fancy. Standard FastAPI starter. Deploy in 60 Seconds Seconds 0-15: Connect GitHub Log in, click "New Container", select your repository. Seconds 15-30: Configure Name your container. Port 8000 is auto-dete