Get started with the Anvil Uplink

The Anvil Uplink lets you connect Python code running anywhere to your Anvil web app — whether it’s on your laptop, a server on your company network, an IoT device, or a cloud notebook.

For example, you can define an @anvil.server.callable function in a Python script running on your company’s private server and call it from your Anvil app using anvil.server.call(), just as if it were a normal Anvil module.

On this page, you can browse our Uplink tutorials and get started based on your specific use case.

To get started quickly, try our Quickstart guide for running code from your local machine.

Connect to code on your local machine

IoT and Hardware

Build internet-connected devices and control hardware from your Anvil web app.

Anvil + Raspberry Pi
Control a program running on a Raspberry Pi and display messages on Sense HAT LEDs from your Anvil app.
Get Started with the Pico W
Set up your Pico W, connect it to the internet, and control it from a web app.
Build a Morse Code Generator
Flash Morse code messages on the Pico W with an authenticated web app!
Advanced Tips and Tricks for the Pico W
Build complex apps with user authentication, database integration, email, and more.

Data Science and Machine Learning

Connect Jupyter notebooks, Google Colab, and data science workflows to your web apps.

Put a web front-end on a Google Colab notebook
Build a web app to classify iris flowers by sending user input to a Colab notebook and displaying the result.
Give a front-end to your data insights
Use Pandas to manipulate data in a local script or notebook and visualise it in a dashboard app.
Put a web front-end on a Jupyter notebook
Convert a machine learning model in a Jupyter notebook into a fully interactive web application with the Uplink.
Deploying Data Science, Made Easy
Use Deepnote and Anvil to deploy a machine learning model as a web app anyone can use!

Can’t find what you’re looking for or need help? Ask a question in our community forum. It’s very active, with experienced Anvil users across a wide range of use cases, and our team monitors and answers questions there too.

Want to learn more?

If you’re new here, welcome! Anvil is a platform for building full-stack web apps with nothing but Python. No need to wrestle with JS, HTML, CSS, Python, SQL and all their frameworks – just build it all in Python.

Yes – Python that runs in the browser. Python that runs on the server. Python that builds your UI. A drag-and-drop UI editor. We even have a built-in Python database, in case you don’t have your own.

Why not have a play with the app builder? It’s free! Click here to get started:

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Get started with a tutorial

Want to build an app but not sure where to start? Try one of our tutorials:

Data Dashboard

In this tutorial, you will learn to plot data using client-side Python code and deploy it online for others to see.
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Build Database-Backed Apps

In this tutorial, you will learn how to build a simple news aggregator app.
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Build a Simple Feedback Form

Build a data-entry app, and learn the techniques fundamental to building any Anvil app. In this tutorial, you will:

  • Build your User Interface
  • Write client-side Python
  • Write server-side Python
  • Store data in a database
  • Deploy your app
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