HackAtUCI / zothacks-2021-backend-workshop

Flask Starter Backend

This repository contains starter code for a Flask backend server.

Intro

Websites can be split into 2 main areas: the frontend (the website that the user sees) and the backend (what does the data processing). Flask is a web framework that's used for building websites. This example is for a backend server.

Prerequisites

• You must have Python downloaded.

Installation

1. Follow the instructions to install Flask here.
2. Change directories into the folder you've created.
3. Run the app. Depending on your operating system, the command will be different.
   • Windows:

     > set FLASK_APP=name_of_your_app
     > export FLASK_ENV=development
     > flask run
     

   • Mac:

     $ export FLASK_APP=name_of_your_app
     $ export FLASK_ENV=development
     $ flask run
     

Resources

If you've never built a website before, here are a few resources to get you started.

• HTTP Requests: How the internet communicates. Whenever you go to a URL or submit a form, there is a request that is sent to get or change information.
• Routes are the different URLs where users can communicate with the backend.
• Templates are useful for building pages quickly.