The latest articles on DEV Community by Pratham Mehta (@prathamdmehta). https://dev.to/prathamdmehta https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1529843%2F2452d315-09a1-4e3a-b563-4c0ea325814c.jpeg https://dev.to/prathamdmehta en Pratham Mehta Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:55:23 +0000 https://dev.to/prathamdmehta/im-trying-to-reduce-repetitive-backend-setup-and-would-like-feedback-5355 https://dev.to/prathamdmehta/im-trying-to-reduce-repetitive-backend-setup-and-would-like-feedback-5355 <p>I got tired of rebuilding the same FastAPI setup every time, so I made <strong>backend-dash</strong> — a small CLI to set it up for me.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>uvx backend-dash init <span class="s2">"My API"</span> <span class="nt">--auth</span> <span class="nt">--db</span><span class="o">=</span>postgres </code></pre> </div> <p>or:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>pip <span class="nb">install </span>backend-dash </code></pre> </div> <p>Open source and happy to hear feedback:<br><br> <a href="https://github.com/prathamdmehta/backend-dash" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/prathamdmehta/backend-dash</a></p> fastapi python cli programming