📅 2025-07-08 — Session: Developed SaaS Multi-User Architecture

🕒 21:30–22:00
🏷️ Labels: Saas, Fastapi, Deployment, Authentication, Streamlit
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to explore and develop a multi-user architecture for a SaaS application using FastAPI, Streamlit, and Firebase.

Key Activities

  • Analyzed Streamlit limitations: Explored solutions for multi-user capabilities, focusing on authentication and data isolation.
  • Transitioned CLI Tools: Planned the transformation of a CLI toolkit into a multi-user SaaS product, detailing architecture options and implementation steps.
  • Compared Deployment Strategies: Evaluated Hugging Face Spaces vs. Google Cloud Platform for deploying FastAPI applications.
  • SaaS Development Sprint Plan: Outlined a structured sprint plan for developing a scalable SaaS application.
  • Phase 1 Prototype Development: Detailed steps for developing a local FastAPI application with HTMX.
  • Roadmap for Phase 2 Deployment: Prepared a roadmap for deploying to Hugging Face Spaces.
  • Guide for Google Cloud Run Deployment: Provided a step-by-step guide for deploying FastAPI to Google Cloud Run.
  • Integrated Firebase Authentication: Implemented Firebase Authentication in FastAPI.
  • Discussed Data Ethics: Reflected on data ethics in email access and its implications.
  • Architectural Fork: Outlined considerations for local vs. cloud deployment modes.

Achievements

  • Developed a comprehensive plan for transitioning to a multi-user SaaS architecture.
  • Established a clear roadmap for deployment and authentication integration.
  • Enhanced understanding of ethical considerations in data management.

Pending Tasks

  • Finalize deployment to Hugging Face Spaces and Google Cloud Run.
  • Continue refining authentication and data management strategies.