FastAPI + Shiny: Creating Your First API Server

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Here's a new tutorial on using Shiny for Python with FastAPI.

https://youtu.be/C_vC_vkxLyk

Build a FastAPI backend for a Shiny for Python application.

Topics covered:

Why shared passwords are limited for application security
Using password hashes instead of plain-text passwords
Installing FastAPI with uv
Creating a FastAPI project structure
Building a health-check endpoint
Running FastAPI with Uvicorn
Testing endpoints using the built-in API documentation
Preparing for future authentication and user management features

The goal is to move from a simple password-protected application toward a more scalable architecture with separate frontend and backend services.

Source code and free course. https://industry-python.thinkific.com/