Introduction

ForgeAPI is a production-ready FastAPI boilerplate that helps you ship your SaaS faster.

What is ForgeAPI?

ForgeAPI provides everything you need to build a modern web application with Python. It includes authentication, database management, background tasks, and much more—all configured and ready to use out of the box.

Built for Production

Unlike simple templates, ForgeAPI is designed with production deployments in mind. Security, scalability, and developer experience are core priorities.

Key Features

Feature	Description
`FastAPI`	High-performance async Python framework
`PostgreSQL`	Robust relational database with SQLAlchemy ORM
`Redis`	Caching and session management
`JWT Auth`	Secure authentication with refresh tokens
`Docker`	Containerized development and deployment

Project Structure

ForgeAPI follows a clean, modular architecture:

app

api

core

models

services

tests

docker-compose.yml

requirements.txt

Quick Start

Get up and running in minutes:

Terminal

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourorg/forgeapi.git

# Navigate to the project
cd forgeapi

# Start with Docker
docker-compose up -d

Make sure you have Docker and Docker Compose installed before running the quick start commands.