FastAPI Startup and Shutdown Events

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Learn to handle startup and shutdown events in FastAPI to ensure database connections are properly managed

intermediate Published 16 Apr 2021
Action Steps
  1. Create a startup event handler using the @app.on_event('startup') decorator to initialize database connections
  2. Define a shutdown event handler using the @app.on_event('shutdown') decorator to close database connections
  3. Implement database connection pooling to improve performance
  4. Test the startup and shutdown events using Pytest or another testing framework
  5. Configure logging to monitor startup and shutdown events
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Backend developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from understanding how to handle startup and shutdown events in FastAPI to improve application reliability and performance

Key Insight

💡 Use FastAPI's event handlers to manage database connections and improve application performance

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