Flask Material Dashboard Pro

Overview

Flask Material PRO BS4 is a Flask starter styled with Material Dashboard PRO, a premium Bootstrap 4 KIT from Creative-Tim. This product is designed to provide an enhanced user experience with highly customizable and feature-rich pages. It offers up-to-date dependencies, supports multiple databases (SQLite, MySql), and includes authentication and session-based features. It also provides Docker support for easy deployment and offers options for CDN support. The project follows a code-base structure using blueprints, app factory pattern, and dual configuration profiles.

Features

• Up-to-date dependencies
• Support for SQLite and MySql databases, with silent fallback to SQLite
• DB Tools: SQLAlchemy ORM, Flask-Migrate for database management
• Authentication with session-based features
• Docker support for easy deployment
• Page compression via Flask-Minify for improved performance
• CI/CD flow via Render for streamlined deployment process
• Optional CDN support for content delivery

Start in Docker

• Step 1: Download and unzip the code from the official product page (purchase required)
• Step 2: Start the app in Docker using the command docker-compose up
• Visit http://localhost:5085 in your browser to access the running app.

Manual Build

• Step 1: Download and unzip the code from the official product page (purchase required)
• Set up for Unix, MacOS:
  • Install modules via VENV
  • Set up Flask environment
  • Edit .env file or export the variables in the environment (DEBUG, SECRET_KEY, DB credentials)
• Start the app using the command python app.py or flask run
• The app will run at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Summary

Flask Material PRO BS4 is a Flask starter that combines the power of Flask with the styling of Material Dashboard PRO. It provides a feature-rich and customizable user experience, with support for multiple databases, authentication, Docker deployment, and more. The project follows a structured code-base using blueprints and an app factory pattern. With its up-to-date dependencies and optional CDN support, Flask Material PRO BS4 offers developers a solid foundation for building web applications.