xArcGit / flask-blog

Flask Blog

This is a simple blog web application built using Flask, a lightweight web framework in Python.

Features

• User authentication (register, login, logout)
• Create, edit, and delete blog posts
• View blog posts by category or author
• Responsive design using Bootstrap

Technologies Used

• Python
• Flask
• SQLAlchemy (for database ORM)
• HTML/CSS (Bootstrap for styling)
• SQLite (or other relational database)
• WTForms (for form validation)
• Flask-Bcrypt (for password hashing)
• Flask-Login (for user session management)

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/MineNique/flask-blog.git
cd flask-blog

Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Set up environment variables (create a .env file in the root directory):

SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=sqlite:///site.db

Initialize the database and run the application:

flask db init
flask db migrate -m "Initial migration"
flask db upgrade
flask run

Visit http://localhost:5000 in your web browser to view the Flask blog application.

Usage

• Register a new user account.
• Log in with your registered account.
• Create, edit, or delete blog posts.
• Browse blog posts by category or author.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork this repository and submit a pull request with your changes.

1. Fork the repository (https://github.com/MineNique/flask-blog.git)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add your feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature)
5. Open a new pull request

License

This project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.