Long-running background tasks might cause problems for FastAPI apps operating on AWS Elastic Beanstalk. The 502 Bad Gateway error is a frequent issue that is frequently brought on by timeouts in Nginx or Gunicorn. Although it may seem like a solution, raising the timeout settings doesn't always fix the problem. Developers should think about utilizing Celery with Redis or AWS SQS for task queuing and WebSockets for real-time updates in order to efficiently handle background jobs. By avoiding frontend timeouts and guaranteeing API responsiveness and reliability, these techniques preserve a flawless user experience.
Isanes Francois
11 February 2025
Fixing FastAPI Background Task 502 Error on AWS Elastic Beanstalk