8  Deployment & Access

Chapter Outline:

• 8.1. The REST API Server (beaver serve)
  • Exposing your database as a FastAPI application.
  • Command: beaver serve --database my.db --port 8000
  • Accessing the interactive OpenAPI docs at /docs.
• 8.2. The Command-Line Client (beaver client)
  • Interacting with your database from the terminal for admin and debugging.
  • Example: beaver client --database my.db dict config get theme
• 8.3. Docker Deployment
  • Running the server in a container for stable deployment.
  • docker run -p 8000:8000 -v $(pwd)/data:/app apiad/beaverdb