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. It is designed to provide the best possible user experience with highly customizable and feature-rich webpages. The product offers a range of features such as up-to-date dependencies, database support, authentication, session-based functionality, Docker and deployment options via CI/CD flow.

Features

• Up-to-date dependencies
• Database support: SQLite, MySql with silent fallback to SQLite
• DB Tools: SQLAlchemy ORM, Flask-Migrate for database management
• Authentication: Session based authentication for secure user access
• Docker support: Easy deployment using Docker and docker-compose
• Page Compression: Flask-Minify for compressed page delivery
• Deployment: CI/CD flow via Render for continuous integration and deployment
• CDN Support: Optional support for Content Delivery Network

Start in Docker

1. Download and unzip the code from the official product page (requires purchase).
2. Start the app in Docker.
   • Open your browser and visit http://localhost:5085. The app should be up and running.

Manual Build

1. Download and unzip the code from the official product page (requires purchase).
2. Set up for Unix or MacOS.
   • Install modules via VENV.
   • Set up Flask Environment.
   • Edit .env file using env.sample or export the variables in the environment. Expected values include:
     • DEBUG: controls the Development or Production mode (default: False for production)
     • SECRET_KEY: optional random value used for security if not provided
     • DB credentials: DB_ENGINE, DB_HOST, DB_NAME, ...
3. Start the app.
   • The app will be running at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Summary

Flask Material PRO BS4 is a Flask starter based on Material Dashboard PRO from Creative-Tim. It provides a feature-rich and customizable foundation for building web applications using Flask and Bootstrap 4. With up-to-date dependencies, database support, authentication, Docker deployment, and CI/CD integration, this product aims to deliver a seamless development experience. Whether started in Docker or through a manual build process, Flask Material PRO BS4 offers an intuitive structure and extensive functionality for creating modern web applications.