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# [Deploying FastAPI application to Render](https://blog.akashrchandran.in/deploying-fastapi-application-to-render?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

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Nov 1, 2022 · 5 min read · blog.akashrchandran.in  
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## Written by

[Akash R Chandran](https://hashnode.com/@akashrchandran)

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India based student developer who likes to build (sometimes even design) websites. I love to create automation scripts using Python3. In my

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[Olukeye Seun](https://hashnode.com/@Olukeye)

[Apr 26, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/deploying-fastapi-application-to-render/6361114f31d6ff31363aceca/comment/64499970cd6cc378e2ca9e5c)

Nice article. My question is how do we connect the hosted app to our do database like pgsql or sql-server ?

[Lithish S](https://hashnode.com/@lithish)

[Apr 20, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/deploying-fastapi-application-to-render/6361114f31d6ff31363aceca/comment/64417e275e1cdf14b5564551)

while deploying the fastapi application on render, i am getting this following error "bash: uvicorn command not found". How can i resolve this ?

[Akash R Chandran](https://hashnode.com/@akashrchandran)

[Apr 20, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/deploying-fastapi-application-to-render/6361114f31d6ff31363aceca/comment/64417e275e1cdf14b5564551#reply-6441874d5e1cdf14b556467d)

Did you add uvicorn to requirements.txt?

[blog.akashrchandran.in/deploying-fastapi-applicat…](https://blog.akashrchandran.in/deploying-fastapi-application-to-render#heading-creating-requirementstxt)