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Deploy a FastAPI project online
FastAPI projects are small to move online: install the dependencies, start uvicorn, done. That is exactly what DormHost does, and it is a great fit for AI projects because FastAPI pairs naturally with pgvector for embeddings.
What you get.
Deploy FastAPI online in minutes, from ₹99 a month.
How it fits
- Automatic API docs at /docs just work
- pgvector is on by default on PostgreSQL, for similarity search
- Long-running or streaming responses need Awake, which never sleeps
- Custom domain and HTTPS through your own Cloudflare
Deploy it, step by step
The dashboard flow is the same for every project:
- Sign in with GitHub. Go to the dashboard and sign in. Your first sign-in puts 30 days of Nap credit in your balance, with no card and nothing to cancel.
- Create an application. Press New app and give it a name: three characters or more, letters, numbers and hyphens. The address is shown under the field as you type, and it is yourapp-yourlogin.dormhost.app.
- Pick the plan. Nap sleeps when nobody is using it. Awake never sleeps, which is what a bot, a worker or a scheduled job needs. Either way, you choose Mumbai, London or Ashburn.
- Point it at your repository. Paste the GitHub URL and the branch. Press Connect GitHub to pick from a list instead, which is also how a private repository is deployed. Then press Create and deploy.
- Watch the build log. The application opens on Overview, and Live logs streams the build. Listen on the port in the PORT variable we set, or EXPOSE one port in your Dockerfile, and the address answers as soon as the build finishes.
What is different about FastAPI
- Commit requirements.txt with fastapi and uvicorn in it.
- Start uvicorn on the port we set: uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port $PORT. Leave out --reload.
- Open /docs on your dormhost.app address once the build finishes. If the schema loads, the deploy is good.
- Add PostgreSQL in the Database section for pgvector and embeddings. It arrives as DATABASE_URL.
- Streaming or long-polling endpoints should be on Awake, since a sleeping app drops the connection.
Hosting is ₹99 a month on Nap, all in: the build, the running app, the database and the storage. Nothing is metered separately, so the bill cannot surprise you. Start with 30 days of free credit, no card required. The docs cover databases, domains and what to do when a build fails.