README.md

Flask Blog

This project can be viewed here

• Blog website made using Flask and deployed on PythonAnywhere. Uses sqlite database

• Passwords are encrypted using bcrypt

• Profile images are compressed using Pillow before saving to db

• Nginx and gunicorn are used to run the server

• Website is HTTPS secured

Features:

Users can:-

✅ Register new account, login to existing one

✅ Create, update, delete posts

✅ Request password reset email

✅ Change account username, email, password

✅ Choose a custom profile picture

✅ View posts by individual user

Setup:

Always recommended to create a virtual environment

• Enter the virtual environment and then pip install -r requirements.txt

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Acknowledgments:

Inspired by Corey M Schafer's Flask Tutorial