diff --git a/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/Makefile b/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/Makefile
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+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	poetry install
+
+.PHONY: run
+run: install
+	@echo "Running sample app fastapi-postgres-gunicorn with Zen on port 8104"
+	AIKIDO_DEBUG=true AIKIDO_BLOCK=true AIKIDO_TOKEN="AIK_secret_token" \
+	AIKIDO_REALTIME_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:5000/" \
+	AIKIDO_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:5000/" AIKIDO_DISABLE=0 \
+	poetry run uvicorn app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8104 --workers 4
+
+.PHONY: runBenchmark
+runBenchmark: install
+	@echo "Running sample app fastapi-postgres-gunicorn with Zen (benchmark mode) on port 8104"
+	AIKIDO_DEBUG=false AIKIDO_BLOCK=true AIKIDO_TOKEN="AIK_secret_token" \
+	AIKIDO_REALTIME_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:5000/" \
+	AIKIDO_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:5000/" AIKIDO_DISABLE=0 \
+	DONT_ADD_MIDDLEWARE=1 \
+	poetry run uvicorn app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8104 --workers 4
+
+.PHONY: runZenDisabled
+runZenDisabled: install
+	@echo "Running sample app fastapi-postgres-gunicorn without Zen on port 8105"
+	AIKIDO_DISABLE=1 \
+	poetry run uvicorn app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8105 --workers 4
+
+.PHONY: runGunicorn
+runGunicorn: install
+	@echo "Running sample app fastapi-postgres-gunicorn with Gunicorn on port 8104"
+	AIKIDO_DEBUG=true AIKIDO_BLOCK=true AIKIDO_TOKEN="AIK_secret_token" \
+	AIKIDO_REALTIME_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:5000/" \
+	AIKIDO_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:5000/" AIKIDO_DISABLE=0 \
+	python manage.py gunicornserver
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diff --git a/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/README.md b/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/README.md
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+# FastAPI w/ Postgres and Gunicorn Sample app
+It runs **multi-threaded** and **async** with Gunicorn
+
+## Getting started
+Run :
+```bash
+make run # Runs app with zen
+make runZenDisabled # Runs app with zen disabled.
+```
+
+- You'll be able to access the FastAPI Server at : [localhost:8104](http://localhost:8104)
+- To Create a reference test dog use `http://localhost:8104/create/`
+- To Create a reference test dog (with executemany) use `http://localhost:8104/create_many/`
+
+- To test a sql injection enter the following dog name : `Malicious dog', TRUE); -- `
+
+## Running with Gunicorn
+To run with Gunicorn:
+```bash
+python manage.py gunicornserver
+```
+
+This will start the Gunicorn server with Uvicorn workers for optimal async performance.
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diff --git a/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/app.py b/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/app.py
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+import aikido_zen  # Aikido package import
+import os
+
+dont_add_middleware = os.getenv("DONT_ADD_MIDDLEWARE")
+import time
+import asyncpg
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, HTTPException
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, JSONResponse
+from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+
+templates = Jinja2Templates(directory="templates")
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+# CORS middleware (optional, depending on your needs)
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=["*"],  # Adjust this as needed
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"],
+)
+
+if dont_add_middleware is None or dont_add_middleware.lower() != "1":
+    # Use DONT_ADD_MIDDLEWARE so we don't add this middleware during e.g. benchmarks.
+    import aikido_zen
+    from aikido_zen.middleware import AikidoFastAPIMiddleware  # Aikido package import
+    
+    class SetUserMiddleware:
+        def __init__(self, app):
+            self.app = app
+
+        async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
+            aikido_zen.set_user({"id": "user123", "name": "John Doe"})
+            return await self.app(scope, receive, send)
+    
+    app.add_middleware(SetUserMiddleware)
+    app.add_middleware(AikidoFastAPIMiddleware)
+
+async def get_db_connection():
+    return await asyncpg.connect(
+        host="localhost",
+        database="db",
+        user="user",
+        password="password"
+    )
+
+@app.get("/", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def homepage(request: Request):
+    conn = await get_db_connection()
+    dogs = await conn.fetch("SELECT * FROM dogs")
+    await conn.close()
+    return templates.TemplateResponse('index.html', {"request": request, "title": 'Homepage', "dogs": dogs})
+
+@app.get("/dogpage/{dog_id:int}", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def get_dogpage(request: Request, dog_id: int):
+    conn = await get_db_connection()
+    dog = await conn.fetchrow("SELECT * FROM dogs WHERE id = $1", dog_id)
+    await conn.close()
+    if dog is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Dog not found")
+    return templates.TemplateResponse('dogpage.html', {"request": request, "title": 'Dog', "dog": dog, "isAdmin": "Yes" if dog[2] else "No"})
+
+@app.get("/create", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def show_create_dog_form(request: Request):
+    return templates.TemplateResponse('create_dog.html', {"request": request})
+
+@app.post("/create")
+async def create_dog(request: Request):
+    data = await request.form()
+    dog_name = data.get('dog_name')
+
+    if not dog_name:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": "dog_name is required"}, status_code=400)
+
+    conn = await get_db_connection()
+    try:
+        await conn.execute("INSERT INTO dogs (dog_name, isAdmin) VALUES ($1, FALSE)", dog_name)
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+
+    return JSONResponse({"message": f'Dog {dog_name} created successfully'}, status_code=201)
+
+@app.get("/just")
+async def just():
+    return JSONResponse({"message": "Empty Page"})
+
+@app.get("/test_ratelimiting_1")
+async def just():
+    return JSONResponse({"message": "Empty Page"})
+
+@app.get("/delayed_route")
+async def delayed_route():
+    time.sleep(1/1000)  # Note: This will block the event loop; consider using asyncio.sleep instead
+    return JSONResponse({"message": "Empty Page"})
+
+@app.get("/sync_route")
+def sync_route():
+    data = {"message": "This is a non-async route!"}
+    return JSONResponse(data)
+
+# For gunicorn compatibility
+def create_app():
+    return app
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diff --git a/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/manage.py b/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/manage.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+from gunicorn.app.base import BaseApplication
+from app import create_app
+
+# Add the current directory to the Python path
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+class Config:
+    def __init__(self):
+        # Default configuration values
+        self.gunicorn_workers_count = 4  # (2 x $num_cores) + 1
+        self.threads_per_worker = 1
+        self.gunicorn_keepalive = 2
+        self.gunicorn_max_requests = 1000
+        self.gunicorn_max_requests_jitter = 50
+        self.requests_read_timeout = 30
+        self.gunicorn_graceful_timeout = 30
+        self.log_level = "info"
+        self.app_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+def run_gunicorn_server():
+    # Optimized Gunicorn with UvicornWorker for high-performance async concurrency
+    # Relies on the operating system to provide all of the load balancing
+    # Generally we recommend (2 x $num_cores) + 1 as the number of workers
+
+    config = Config()
+    WORKERS = config.gunicorn_workers_count
+    WORKER_CONNECTIONS = config.threads_per_worker * 100
+
+    class GunicornApplication(BaseApplication):
+        def load_config(self):
+            self.cfg.set("bind", f"unix:{os.path.join(config.app_dir, 'da.sock')}")
+            self.cfg.set("accesslog", "-")
+            self.cfg.set("workers", WORKERS)
+            self.cfg.set("worker_class", "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker")
+            self.cfg.set("worker_connections", WORKER_CONNECTIONS)
+            self.cfg.set("loglevel", config.log_level)
+
+            # Performance optimizations
+            self.cfg.set("keepalive", config.gunicorn_keepalive)
+            self.cfg.set("max_requests", config.gunicorn_max_requests)
+            self.cfg.set("max_requests_jitter", config.gunicorn_max_requests_jitter)
+
+            # Timeout optimizations
+            self.cfg.set("timeout", config.requests_read_timeout)
+            self.cfg.set("graceful_timeout", config.gunicorn_graceful_timeout)
+
+        def load(self):
+            return create_app()
+
+        def init(self, parser, opts, args):
+            return
+
+    if __name__ == "__main__":
+        wsgi_server = GunicornApplication()
+        wsgi_server.run()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == "gunicornserver":
+        run_gunicorn_server()
+    else:
+        print("Usage: python manage.py gunicornserver")
+        sys.exit(1)
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diff --git a/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/pyproject.toml b/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "fastapi-postgres-gunicorn"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = ""
+requires-python = ">=3.10,<4.0"
+dependencies = [
+    "aikido_zen",
+    "fastapi (>=0.115.0,<0.116.0)",
+    "jinja2 (>=3.1.5,<4.0.0)",
+    "asyncpg (>=0.30.0,<0.31.0)",
+    "cryptography (>=44.0.0,<45.0.0)",
+    "uvicorn (>=0.34.0,<0.35.0)",
+    "python-multipart (>=0.0.20,<0.0.21)",
+    "gunicorn (>=22.0.0,<23.0.0)",
+]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=2.0.0,<3.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+
+[tool.poetry]
+package-mode = false
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+aikido_zen = { path = "../../", develop = true }
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diff --git a/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/templates/create_dog.html b/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/templates/create_dog.html
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+../../shared-templates/postgres/create_dog.html
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diff --git a/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/templates/dogpage.html b/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/templates/dogpage.html
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+../../shared-templates/postgres/dogpage.html
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diff --git a/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/templates/index.html b/sample-apps/fastapi-postgres-gunicorn/templates/index.html
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+../../shared-templates/postgres/index.html
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