Flask Blog

A modern, feature-rich blog application built with Flask. Create accounts, write posts, and engage with the community.

✨ Features

• User Authentication - Register, login, and secure sessions
• Blog Management - Create, read, and manage posts
• User Profiles - Custom profiles with online status
• Comment System - Engage with posts through comments
• Responsive Design - Bootstrap-powered responsive UI
• Real-time Status - Online/offline user indicators

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• pip package manager

Installation

1. Clone the repository ```bash git clone https://github.com/esparzar/flaskbog.git cd flaskbog ```

2. Set up virtual environment ```bash python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # Linux/Mac

   venv\Scripts\activate # Windows

   ```

3. Install dependencies ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ```

4. Configure environment ```bash export FLASK_APP=run.py export SECRET_KEY="your-secret-key-here" export FLASK_ENV=development ```

5. Initialize database ```bash flask db upgrade ```

6. Run the application ```bash python run.py ```

7. Visit the site ``` http://localhost:5000 ```

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Backend Framework: Flask 2.3.3
• Database: SQLite with SQLAlchemy ORM
• Authentication: Flask-Login
• Forms: Flask-WTF with WTForms
• Migrations: Flask-Migrate with Alembic
• Frontend: Bootstrap 5, Jinja2 Templates

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👤 Author

Emmanuel Amponsah

• GitHub: @esparzar