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🚀 FastAPI Job Tracker API

A professional REST API for job application management built with FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and modern deployment practices.

🌟 Live Demo

• API Documentation: https://your-api.onrender.com/docs
• Health Check: https://your-api.onrender.com/health

✨ Features

Core API Functionality

• Complete CRUD Operations for job applications
• User Authentication with secure JWT tokens
• PostgreSQL Integration with SQLAlchemy ORM
• Automatic API Documentation with OpenAPI/Swagger
• Input Validation with Pydantic models
• Error Handling with detailed responses

Production Features

• Health Check Endpoints for monitoring
• CORS Configuration for frontend integration
• Database Connection Pooling for performance
• Environment-based Configuration for deployment
• Render.com Deployment ready with auto-scaling

🔧 Tech Stack

• Framework: FastAPI 0.104.1
• Database: PostgreSQL with SQLAlchemy ORM
• Authentication: JWT with bcrypt password hashing
• Deployment: Render.com with automatic CI/CD
• Documentation: OpenAPI/Swagger with interactive testing

🚀 Quick Start

Local Development

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Set environment variables
cp .env.example .env

# Run development server
uvicorn main:app --reload

# Access API docs: http://localhost:8000/docs

Production Deployment

1. Push to GitHub (this repository)
2. Create Render Web Service
3. Add PostgreSQL Database
4. Deploy - Automatic deployment on git push

📊 API Endpoints

Job Applications

• GET /api/jobs/ - List all applications
• POST /api/jobs/ - Create new application
• GET /api/jobs/{id} - Get specific application
• PUT /api/jobs/{id} - Update application
• DELETE /api/jobs/{id} - Delete application

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - User registration
• POST /api/auth/login - User login
• GET /api/auth/profile - Get user profile

System

• GET /health - Health check
• GET /docs - Interactive documentation

🧪 Testing

# Test health endpoint
curl -X GET "http://localhost:8000/health"

# Create job application
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/api/jobs/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"company_name": "Tech Corp", "job_title": "Python Developer"}'

📦 Environment Variables

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@localhost/dbname
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-here
ENVIRONMENT=production

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Production-ready FastAPI with PostgreSQL, authentication, and modern deployment practices.

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