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# About FastOpp

## What is FastOpp?

FastOpp is a FastAPI starter package designed for students prototyping AI web applications. It provides pre-built admin components that give FastAPI functionality comparable to Django for AI-first applications.

## The Problem We Solve

Django and Flask are not designed for optimized async LLM applications. While both can absolutely be used for complex AI applications and are great in many ways, there are often rough patches during development of asynchronous AI applications that communicate with backend LLMs available at OpenAI, Anthropic, and OpenRouter.

FastAPI has advantages in future-proof architecture, but can have a steep learning curve for people, especially for developers familiar with Django. FastOpp bridges this gap by providing an opinionated framework for FastAPI with Django-inspired features.

## Key Features

### Admin Panel

Django-style admin panel with role-based authentication, similar to Django admin but built for FastAPI.

### SQL Database

SQL database with Django-inspired models and migrations using SQLModel and Alembic.

### Modern UI

Tailwind CSS, DaisyUI, Alpine.js, and HTMX for beautiful, interactive interfaces.

### API Endpoints

Auto-generated API documentation and endpoints designed to connect with React and Flutter.

## Target Audience

FastOpp is opinionated and may not be for everyone. It is intended for students and novice developers who know Python, but are not strong in or do not like JavaScript.

Important: FastOpp is not intended for production use or for experienced developers.

## Example Use Cases

### University Students

Looking to build resume projects to show potential employers that you can build an AI application. You want to host it cheaply and use cheap or free LLMs with the option to use a higher-quality LLM before you show off your project.

### Hobbyists

Looking to vibe code simple AI utilities. Provide Cursor or equivalent access to demos and start with an opinionated structure for files and UI. Enforce vibe-code behavior with rules so that you can go back and edit your code.

### Small Business Entrepreneurs

You have great business ideas, but you are not a great programmer. You want to put AI into a business workflow that you are familiar with and show other people to get more help.

## Get Started

Ready to start building with FastOpp? Check out our quick start guide and create your own repository from our template.

View on GitHub Quick Start Guide