What Is API?
An Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of definitions and protocols that allow two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other. It’s analogous to a waiter who takes requests and communicates them to the chef, and vice versa. For a detailed explanation, go to this article.
FastAPI in Containers – Docker
FastAPI is also an open-source Starlette-ASGI (Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface) micro-web framework written in Python used to create RESTful APIs. Docker is a set of platform-as-a-service (PaaS) products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers.
Your project has various dependencies and requires different configurations for each task, such as database management, cloud integration, CI/CD, etc. Setting up these configurations can be a hectic task, and they also need to be portable. To overcome this challenge, containers can be used. By building a Docker image and containers, you can develop an isolated environment for your project code with all the necessary dependencies. This article will guide you through the process of creating these containers.