This is because FastAPI uses this `root_path` to create the default `server` in OpenAPI with the URL provided by `root_path`.

## Additional servers

!!! warning
    This is a more advanced use case. Feel free to skip it.

By default, **FastAPI** will create a `server` in the OpenAPI schema with the URL for the `root_path`.

* `@app.post()`
* `@app.put()`
* `@app.delete()`

And the more exotic ones:

* `@app.options()`
* `@app.head()`
* `@app.patch()`
* `@app.trace()`

!!! tip
    You are free to use each operation (HTTP method) as you wish.

    **FastAPI** doesn't enforce any specific meaning.

    The information here is presented as a guideline, not a requirement.

    * JSON.
    * Path parameters.
    * Query parameters.
    * Cookies.
    * Headers.
    * Formularios.
    * Archivos.
* <abbr title="en inglés: serialization, parsing, marshalling">Conversión</abbr> de datos de output: convirtiendo de datos y tipos de Python a datos para la red (como JSON):

In this case, it would be better to get **one extra server** and run some processes on it so that they all have **enough RAM and CPU time**.

* 🐛 Fix overriding MKDocs theme lang in hook. PR [#10490](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10490) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
* 🔥 Drop/close Gitter chat. Questions should go to GitHub Discussions, free conversations to Discord.. PR [#10485](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10485) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).

## 0.104.0

## Features

For this reason it's common to provide them in environment variables that are read by the application.

## Environment Variables

!!! tip
    If you already know what "environment variables" are and how to use them, feel free to skip to the next section below.