Render

Render can build and deploy the API Dockerfile as a Web Service. Its Web Services must listen on 0.0.0.0; azanAPI’s container already does so on port 8000.

Deploy from the API repository

1. Push the API repository, including Dockerfile, to GitHub.

2. In Render, choose New then Web Service and connect that repository.

3. Set the runtime/language to Docker so Render builds the repository Dockerfile.

4. Use the default Docker command; it runs the Dockerfile’s Uvicorn CMD.

5. Set the service health-check path to /health.

6. Add environment variables only when needed:

   APP_NAME=Prayer Timing API
   APP_VERSION=0.1.0
   APP_ENVIRONMENT=production
   APP_DEBUG=false
   LOG_LEVEL=INFO

7. Deploy and call <your-service>.onrender.com/health before using a prayer-times endpoint.

Render supports Dockerfile builds, and its Web Services can use HTTP health checks to delay traffic until the service is ready. Render Docker documentation  and Render health-check documentation  cover the current dashboard settings.

Verify after deploy

curl https://YOUR_SERVICE.onrender.com/health
curl --get https://YOUR_SERVICE.onrender.com/api/v1/prayer-times \
  --data-urlencode latitude=25.2048 \
  --data-urlencode longitude=55.2708 \
  --data-urlencode timezone=Asia/Dubai \
  --data-urlencode calculation_method=dubai

Do not expose an unauthenticated development server directly. This API currently has no built-in authentication or rate limiting, so decide intentionally whether a public endpoint fits your use case.