README.md

flask_app/flaskblog

A twitter like application with LOGIN, SCHEDULING-TIME, POST-MANAGEMENT features.

To run

• We are using sqlite database with this app, so we need to create a database first
• (In Mac) First install sqlite via brew.
• Create a database named "site.db":

sqlite3 site.db

• Now we need a secret key for flask security, use python console to generate one via:

secrets.token_hex(16)

• Add the configuration for sqllite database, secret key and linking gmail for forgot password feature in your bash.

  export SECRET_KEY= Secret key
  export SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI='sqlite:///site.db'
  export EMAIL_USER= your_gmail_id
  export EMAIL_PASS= your_gmail_password
  

• Now prepare a python virtual env by:

  virtualenv venv
  source venv/bin/activate
  

• Install all the python libraries from requirements.txt via

  pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  

• from terminal

  export FLASK_APP=flaskblog
  flask run