Backend Architecture Overview

Microservices

Independent, scalable services for each business function and domain

  • • FastAPI & Node.js services
  • • Independent deployment
  • • Service isolation
  • • Fault tolerance

API Integration

RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSocket/Socket.io, and third-party service integrations

  • • REST API endpoints
  • • GraphQL queries & mutations
  • • WebSocket real-time (FastAPI)
  • • Socket.io (Node.js)
  • • Service communication

Cloud Native

Containerized, auto-scaling infrastructure on Kubernetes

  • • Docker containers
  • • Kubernetes orchestration
  • • Auto-scaling (HPA)
  • • Service mesh

System Architecture Flow

Client Apps

Web, Mobile, API

API Gateway

Routing, Auth, Rate Limit

FastAPI

REST/GraphQL

Node.js

REST/GraphQL

User Service

Auth, Profiles

Business Logic

Core Services

Real-Time Communication (WebSocket)

Client Apps

WebSocket Client

WebSocket Gateway

WS/WSS, Socket.io

FastAPI

WebSocket

Node.js

Socket.io

Chat Service

Real-time

Notifications

Push, Live

Data & Storage Layer

PostgreSQL

Primary DB

Redis

Cache/PubSub

GCS/S3

Storage

Technology Stack

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FastAPI - Complete Architecture

Step-by-step guide to FastAPI architecture: async/await patterns, dependency injection, Pydantic models, database integration, and production deployment.

1

FastAPI Core Architecture

Framework Features

  • Async/Await: High-performance async request handling
  • Type Hints: Python type annotations for validation
  • Auto Docs: OpenAPI/Swagger auto-generation
  • Dependency Injection: Clean, testable code structure

Performance

  • Speed: One of the fastest Python frameworks
  • Concurrency: Handle 1000+ concurrent requests
  • Connection Pooling: Efficient database connections
  • Background Tasks: Async task processing

Example: FastAPI Route Structure

# server.py - Main application
from fastapi import FastAPI
from router.authenticate.authenticate import router as authenticate_router
from router.health.api import router as health_router
from router.upload.api import router as upload_router

app = FastAPI(title="FastApi - Backend")

# Include routers
app.include_router(authenticate_router, tags=["Authentication"])
app.include_router(health_router, tags=["Health & Monitoring"])
app.include_router(upload_router, tags=["Upload Media"])

# router/authenticate/authenticate.py
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, status
from pydantic import BaseModel
from src.db.postgres.postgres import get_db_connection

router = APIRouter()

class LoginRequest(BaseModel):
    email: str
    password: str

@router.post("/login", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
async def login(request: LoginRequest):
    # Authentication logic
    return {"access_token": "...", "token_type": "bearer"}

@router.get("/users/{user_id}")
async def get_user(user_id: int, db = Depends(get_db_connection)):
    # Get user logic
    return {"id": user_id, "name": "..."}
2

Database Integration & ORM

SQLAlchemy ORM

  • • Model definitions
  • • Relationship mapping
  • • Query optimization
  • • Migration support

Alembic Migrations

  • • Schema versioning
  • • Auto-generation
  • • Rollback support
  • • Production ready

Connection Pooling

  • • PgBouncer integration
  • • Connection reuse
  • • Performance tuning
  • • Resource management
3

Authentication & Security

JWT Authentication

  • Multi-token pattern (Access, Session, Refresh)
  • Token blacklisting & rotation
  • Secure password hashing (bcrypt)
  • OTP verification (Email/SMS)

Security Features

  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Permission middleware
  • Input validation & sanitization
  • CORS & security headers
4

API Design Patterns

RESTful Design

  • • Resource-based URLs
  • • HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
  • • Status codes & error handling
  • • Pagination & filtering
  • • Versioning strategies

Response Patterns

  • • Consistent response format
  • • Success/Error handling
  • • Multilingual messages
  • • Data serialization
  • • Response caching
5

Deployment & DevOps

Docker

  • • Multi-stage builds
  • • Optimized images
  • • Health checks
  • • Docker Compose

Kubernetes

  • • Deployment configs
  • • Auto-scaling (HPA)
  • • Service discovery
  • • Rolling updates

CI/CD

  • • GitHub Actions
  • • Automated testing
  • • Deployment pipelines
  • • Environment management

FastAPI Infrastructure Diagram

Cloud Provider

AWS/GCP/Azure

Kubernetes

Cluster

FastAPI

Uvicorn/Gunicorn

PostgreSQL

SQLAlchemy

Redis

Cache/Sessions

GCS/S3

Storage

Production Server

  • Uvicorn: ASGI server for async operations
  • Gunicorn: WSGI server with Uvicorn workers
  • Workers: Multiple worker processes
  • Health Endpoints: /health, /ready

Scaling Strategy

  • Horizontal: Multiple FastAPI instances
  • Load Balancer: Nginx/HAProxy
  • Auto-scaling: Based on CPU/memory
  • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry
  • Error Tracking: Sentry for production log management
6

Proxy Architecture & Security

External Proxy

  • SSL/TLS Termination: All HTTPS traffic decrypted at edge
  • Domain Routing: Routes to internal proxy based on domain
  • DDoS Protection: Cloud-based mitigation before reaching internal services
  • WAF Rules: Web Application Firewall with custom rules
  • Geographic Filtering: Optional country-based blocking

Internal Nginx Proxy

  • Rate Limiting: Per-IP and per-endpoint limits
  • Attack Pattern Detection: Real-time pattern matching
  • Request Filtering: Size, method, and header validation
  • Security Headers: Comprehensive header injection
  • Load Balancing: Distributes traffic across FastAPI instances

FastAPI Request Flow with Security Layers:

Client

External Proxy

SSL/TLS, WAF

Nginx Proxy

Rate Limit, Attack Detection

FastAPI

Middleware, Auth

7

Advanced Security Features

Rate Limiting

  • General: 10 req/s per IP
  • Login: 2 req/s per IP
  • API: 5 req/s per IP
  • Burst: 20 requests
  • Connection: 20 per IP

Attack Detection

  • SQL Injection
  • XSS Attempts
  • Command Injection
  • Path Traversal
  • SSRF Protection
  • NoSQL Injection

Security Headers

  • Content-Security-Policy
  • X-Frame-Options: DENY
  • X-Content-Type-Options
  • X-XSS-Protection
  • Referrer-Policy
  • HSTS (when HTTPS)

Access Control

  • IP Whitelist/Blacklist
  • JWT Token Validation
  • Role-Based Access
  • Permission Checks
  • API Key Validation

Request Validation

  • Max Body Size: 15MB
  • Method Validation
  • Header Validation
  • URL Length Limits
  • Parameter Limits

Timeout Protection

  • Connection: 10s
  • Client Body: 10s
  • Client Header: 10s
  • Proxy: 10s
  • Slowloris Protection

Enterprise Security Architecture

Multi-Layer Defense Strategy

Layer 1: External Proxy & SSL/TLS

  • SSL/TLS Termination: All traffic encrypted with TLS 1.3
  • Domain Validation: Strict domain-based routing
  • DDoS Protection: Cloud-based DDoS mitigation
  • WAF Integration: Web Application Firewall protection

Layer 2: Internal Nginx Proxy Security

  • Rate Limiting: 10 req/s general, 2 req/s login, 5 req/s API
  • Connection Limits: 20 per IP, 1000 per server
  • Request Size Limits: 15MB maximum body size
  • Attack Detection: SQL Injection, XSS, Command Injection, Path Traversal, SSRF
  • Security Headers: CSP, X-Frame-Options, HSTS, Referrer Policy

Layer 3: Application Security Middleware

  • IP Whitelist/Blacklist: Dynamic IP filtering
  • SQL Injection Prevention: Pattern detection and blocking
  • XSS Protection: Input sanitization and output encoding
  • Command Injection Prevention: Shell command blocking
  • CSRF Protection: Token-based request validation

Layer 4: Authentication & Authorization

  • JWT Authentication: Secure token-based auth with expiration
  • Role-Based Access Control: Hierarchical permission system
  • Password Security: Bcrypt hashing with salt
  • Token Validation: Signature verification and audience checks

Layer 5: Application-Level Security

  • Input Validation: Pydantic models for type safety
  • ORM Protection: Parameterized queries prevent SQL injection
  • Output Encoding: Automatic XSS prevention
  • Error Handling: Secure error messages without sensitive data

Docker & Container Security

Container Security

  • Network Isolation: Separate Docker networks for services
  • Non-Root User: Containers run as non-privileged users
  • Read-Only Filesystems: Immutable container filesystems where possible
  • Resource Limits: CPU and memory constraints per container
  • Health Checks: Automated container health monitoring
  • Secrets Management: Environment variables and secrets files

Docker Compose Security

  • Internal Networks: Services communicate via private network
  • Port Restrictions: Only necessary ports exposed externally
  • Service Dependencies: Health checks ensure proper startup order
  • Volume Security: Restricted volume mounts with read-only options
  • Restart Policies: Automatic restart on failure with backoff
  • Environment Isolation: Separate .env files per environment

Docker Compose Architecture:

services:
api:
networks: [private_network]
depends_on: [redis]
healthcheck: /health endpoint
# No external ports exposed
nginx:
ports: ["8500:80"] # Only Nginx exposed
networks: [private_network]
depends_on: [api]
redis:
networks: [private_network]
# No external ports exposed
networks:
private_network:
driver: bridge
external: true # Isolated network

Security Monitoring & Logging

Security Event Logging

  • All blocked requests logged with reason
  • IP addresses and user agents tracked
  • Suspicious activity patterns detected
  • Rate limit violations logged
  • Failed authentication attempts tracked

Security Metrics

  • Real-time attack detection rate
  • Rate limit effectiveness metrics
  • Authentication success/failure rates
  • Response time under attack
  • Security header compliance

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