We’ve All Been Here
You start a new backend project.
Not the first one. Not the tenth one either.
And before you write a single line of business logic, you’re already doing the same things again:
- Setting up project structure
- Choosing (again) how to organize layers and modules
- Wiring authentication, configs, logging
- Creating Docker files, environments, CI configs
- Debating architecture decisions you’ve already solved before
None of this is new.
None of this moves the product forward.
Yet it happens every single time.
Backend Projects Rarely Fail Because of Features
They fail because the foundation is rushed, inconsistent, or impossible to scale.
Different projects, different structures.
Different teams, different conventions.
Onboarding takes weeks.
Maintenance becomes painful.
After repeating this cycle across multiple teams and projects, one question kept coming up:
Why are we still rebuilding backend foundations from scratch?
This Is Why We Built RapidKit
RapidKit is an open-source framework designed to give backend teams a solid, production-ready starting point — without locking them into rigid abstractions.
It’s not a template.
It’s not a starter repo.
It’s a scaffolding system that generates and manages real projects you can evolve over time.
What RapidKit Focuses On
RapidKit is built around a few core ideas:
Consistency over cleverness
Every project starts with the same clean, predictable structure.Workspace-first development
Manage multiple services in one shared environment — ideal for teams and microservices.Modular architecture
Authentication, databases, caching, logging, observability — added when you need them, not before.Production readiness by default
Docker, environment management, testing, and CI are part of the foundation, not afterthoughts.Framework flexibility
Build APIs with FastAPI (Python) or NestJS (TypeScript) using a unified workflow.
A Quick Look
Creating a new backend doesn’t require days of setup:
# Create a workspace
rapidkit my-workspace
cd my-workspace
# Create a project
rapidkit create project fastapi.standard my-api
# Add features as modules
rapidkit add module auth
rapidkit add module database.postgres
# Start development
rapidkit dev
In minutes, you get a clean, structured, production-ready API — ready to build real features.
Who Is RapidKit For?
RapidKit is especially useful for:
- Teams building multiple backend services
- Startups that need to move fast without cutting corners
- Solo developers tired of rewriting boilerplate
- Companies that care about long-term maintainability
- Developers who value clean architecture and consistency
It’s probably not for projects that need a completely custom architecture from day one.
Why This Is Just the Beginning
This post is intentionally high-level.
In upcoming articles, we’ll go deeper into:
- Workspace-first backend development
- How RapidKit’s module system works
- Designing scalable FastAPI projects
- Managing multiple services with shared tooling
- Writing your own RapidKit modules
RapidKit is evolving, and we’re building it openly.
Learn More
- 🌐 Website: https://www.getrapidkit.com
- 📦 GitHub / Core Engine: https://pypi.org/project/rapidkit-core/
- 📦 npm CLI: https://www.npmjs.com/package/rapidkit
- 🧩 VS Code Extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rapidkit.rapidkit-vscode
Final Thought
Backend teams shouldn’t spend their energy reinventing foundations.
They should spend it building products.
That’s the problem RapidKit is trying to solve.
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