iamjuniorpeter / flask-template-advanced

an advanced Flask app template, integrated bunch of Flask functions/extensions for Admin, Security, blueprint, RESTful structure.

Flask app template - Advanced

an advanced Flask app template, integrated bunch of Flask functions/extensions for Admin, Security, blueprint, RESTful structure.

fit for both python2 & python3

Thanks to: Miguel Grinberg "Flask Web Development"

Features:

• configurations in /config.py
• Flask_Script: manage application, deployment, command line
• Flask_sqlalchemy: powerful ORM
• Flask_Migrate: manage database, upgrade/downgrade
• Flask_Security: manage Registration/Login/Session/Token
• Flask_Admin: admin dashboard for managing database, full CURD function
• Blueprint for main and api, easy for expansion

Install

# git clone
# create virtual env
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
# install python modules
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Start up

# setup database
python manage.py deploy
# create roles and Admin user
python manage.py initrole
# start development server
python manage.py runserver

Bingo! Check app in your web browser at: http://localhost:5000, and http://localhost:5000/admin

deploy to Heroku Server

ready for deploy to Heroku, Procfile and runtime.txt are included.

# create app in heroku
# git push to heroku
# configure env. variables
# init database by using manage.py

for details, refer to: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-python

Expansion

For production app, you can easily expand functions as you wish, such as:

• Flask_Compress
• Flask_Cache
• Flask_Redis

For a detailed explanation on how things work, check out the guide (CHN).