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Building a Property Booking Website with Starlette, MongoDB, and Twilio

This codebase is the completed code for an article that covers how to build a web application with Starlette, MongoDB and Twilio. The app you will build is called MongoBnB. The app is a an AirBnB style application that allows users to view bookings and make reservations. Read the article to find out how and why.

Prerequisites

• Python 3+
• MongoDB. Try MongoDB Atlas for free. You can use code ADO200 for a $200 credit.
• Twilio

Building the Application

1. Clone the repo
2. Navigate to the mongobnb directory.
3. Install dependencies
4. Run uvicorn app:app to start the local development server.
5. Update the {YOUR-CONNECTION-STRING} string in the middleware.py file
6. Ensure the client['{DATABASE-NAME}'] string in the middleware.py file matches the database name you wish to use.

Navigate to localhost:8000 to see your application in action.