🚀 User Management API

A high-performance, scalable API built with FastAPI for managing user data. Features include PostgreSQL for persistence, Redis for caching, rate limiting, and optimized performance for high-load scenarios.

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✨ Features

• FastAPI: Modern, fast (high-performance) web framework for building APIs with Python 3.8+.
• PostgreSQL: Robust relational database for persistent user storage.
• Redis: In-memory caching to speed up frequent read operations.
• Rate Limiting: Protects endpoints using SlowAPI.
• Async Operations: Non-blocking database queries using asyncpg.
• Gzip Compression: Reduces response size via FastAPI middleware and Nginx.
• Fast JSON Serialization: Uses orjson for ultra-fast JSON handling.
• Load Testing: Integrated with Locust for performance benchmarking.
• Dockerized: Fully containerized for easy setup and deployment.

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🛠️ Setup & Installation

1. Install Docker and Docker Compose

Ensure you have Docker and Docker Compose installed.

2. Start PostgreSQL and Redis

docker-compose up -d