Overview:

The Flask project template is a ready-to-use Flask project example that comes with several features. It includes a database migration setup using Alembic, a simple setup for creating a local virtualenv environment, a Dockerfile for setting up a Linux environment on any supported host OS, static file management using Bower, and support for GitHub OAuth authorization. It also supports internationalization and localization, has a user settings page for changing the site language, and includes support for managing static pages using Flask-FlatPages. Additionally, it has built-in support for background tasks using Celery, caching using Flask-Cache, and logging with email notifications for server errors.

Features:

Ready to ship Flask project template
Database migrations out-of-the-box (uses Alembic)
Simple setup make setup && make run which make local virtualenv isolated environment and doesn't trash your system python
Contains Dockerfile that allows to setup full Linux environment on any host OS supported by Docker
Static files managed by bower. By default, templates use Bootstrap but don't force you to use this UI framework
Have a working example of GitHub OAuth authorization, you only need to provide your security and secret key (will work with example keys only on 127.0.0.1:5000)
Allow user login/logout
i18n and l10n via integrated Babel support and make targets
User settings page with the ability to switch the site language
Flask-FlatPages support to simplify static pages management
Built-In Flask-Script shell commands
Fixtures dump/restore support
Integrated Celery background tasks management
Cache using Flask-Cache
Logging with an example of how to make email notifications when something goes wrong on the server

Summary:

The Flask project template is a comprehensive ready-to-use Flask project example that includes various features such as database migrations, virtualenv setup, Dockerfile for a Linux environment, static file management, GitHub OAuth authorization, internationalization and localization support, static page management, and background task management. It also includes caching, logging with email notifications, and more. Users can choose to start using the template by either using the cookiecutter template or cloning the repository and customizing it. Installation requirements vary depending on the user's familiarity with Python projects and web development, with Docker being the easiest option for beginners.

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Flask Project Template