waydk / flask_blog

My portfolio project. Written in python using Flask for the backend and Bootstrap for the frontend

My portfolio project

A simple blog written in python, using flask as the backend, bootstrap as the frontend, and postgres as the database

How to add articles to the website

• Go to http://127.0.0.1:5000/admin/

• Enter login and password (in .env BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME, BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD)

• Go to http://127.0.0.1:5000/admin/articles/ and click create

Development

System dependencies

• Python 3.8.10
• Flask-SQLAlchemy 2.5.1
• environs 9.3.4
• Flask-Admin 1.5.8
• Flask-BasicAuth 0.2.0
• psycopg-binary 3.0.1

Setup environment

• Rename .env.dist to .env

• Fill in your data

• SECRET_KEY is needed to secure sessions on the client side

• PG_HOST is responsible for where your database is located

• PG_USER and PG_PASSWORD are needed to access the database

• DATABASE database name

• BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME and BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD - to access the admin panel

Launch

• git clone https://github.com/waydk/flask_blog
• cd flask_blog
• If you don't have poetry pip install poetry
• Install dependencies: poetry install
• Activate the virtual environment poetry shell
• Launching an application python3 wsgi.py