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Boilerplate Code Flask

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Boilerplate Code - Flask Template project | AppSeed

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Overview:

Flask Boilerplate is a reference codebase used by AppSeed for all Flask Apps and Dashboard starters. This product incorporates an amazing design created by Creative-Tim. It offers up-to-date dependencies, database support for SQLite and MySQL with a silent fallback to SQLite. The product also includes powerful tools such as SQLAlchemy ORM and Flask-Migrate for schema migrations. It features session-based authentication, forms validation, and deployment using Docker and Flask-Minify for page compression.

Features:

  • Up-to-date dependencies
  • Database support: SQLite, MySQL with silent fallback to SQLite
  • DB Tools: SQLAlchemy ORM, Flask-Migrate for schema migrations
  • Session-Based authentication (via flask_login)
  • Forms validation
  • Docker
  • Flask-Minify for page compression

Start with Docker:

  1. Download the code from the GitHub repository (using GIT).
  2. Start the app using Docker.
  3. Visit http://localhost:5085 in your browser. The app should be up and running.

Manual Build:

Set Up for Unix, MacOS

  1. Download the code.
  2. Install modules via VENV.
  3. Set up Flask environment.
  4. Start the app.
    • At this point, the app runs at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Set Up for Windows

  1. Download the code.
  2. Install modules via VENV for Windows.
  3. Set up Flask environment.
  4. Start the app.
    • At this point, the app runs at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Create Users

  • By default, the app redirects guest users to authenticate. To access the private pages, follow these steps:
  1. Start the app via flask run.
  2. Access the registration page and create a new user: http://127.0.0.1:5000/register.
  3. Access the sign in page and authenticate: http://127.0.0.1:5000/login.

Summary:

Flask Boilerplate is a powerful reference codebase used by AppSeed for Flask Apps and Dashboard starters. It leverages an appealing design by Creative-Tim and offers a range of features such as database support, authentication, and deployment using Docker. The installation process is provided both for Docker and manual builds, making it accessible for users on different platforms. With its intuitive codebase structure and thoughtful features, Flask Boilerplate is a great foundation for developing Flask applications.