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Backend API (FastAPI)

1. Overview

backend is an Atlas service family in the apps category. Its implementation and service-owned documentation live under services/backend/.

2. Role In Atlas

Atlas uses this service according to its manifest, topology row, SOURCE settings, dependencies, and runtime data-flow declarations.

3. Tracks And Category

  • Category: apps
  • Kind: container
  • Tracks: all, data-eng, gen-ai-creative, gen-ai-eng, gen-ai-rag, ml-eng, trading

4. Access

  • Kong aliases: api.localhost
  • Port variables: BACKEND_PORT

5. Configuration

  • SOURCE variables: BACKEND_SOURCE
  • Default SOURCE values: container
  • Available SOURCE values: -

6. Dependencies And Topology

  • Required dependencies: supabase, redis, litellm
  • Optional dependencies: weaviate, kong, celery, supavisor
  • Runtime calls: supabase, weaviate, litellm, comfyui, n8n, ray, local-deep-researcher, celery, supavisor, tika, otel-collector

7. Source Values

SOURCE Variable Default Values
BACKEND_SOURCE container -

8. Runtime Integration

The manifest data-flow list declares runtime calls to supabase, weaviate, litellm, comfyui, n8n, ray, local-deep-researcher, celery, supavisor, tika, otel-collector. The topology row supplies aliases and port surfaces used by the generated gateway and service references.

9. Architecture

10. Operations

Use ./start.sh to configure this service through the wizard or pass the matching SOURCE flag when the service is source-configurable. Use ./stop.sh to stop the active Atlas project.

11. Source Documentation