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Fitness tracker — Python REST + web

A quick Python fitness tracker: a REST backend, a web page to log activities, and photo uploads to S3 — created and deployed from a single prompt.

  • Python
  • REST API
  • S3
  • MCP

▶ Built with Claude Code The exact prompt below was run in Claude Code with BasicDeploy connected over MCP — it wrote the app, provisioned the database and storage, and deployed it live, end to end. No manual coding or DevOps.

The prompt

The exact prompt used in the video. Copy it, paste it into your AI assistant with BasicDeploy connected, and watch it build.

I want to create a simple python application to have a Fitness tracker, make it fast and dirty. This will be a rest backend and a web page to track my activities. I want to upload pictures as well. This is a PoC to prove BasicDeploy. If it is needed, you can even SSH to the container.

Create me a new container with 256MB and deploy it via MCP. Give me the link once you are done. Here are the connection details: