Flask Portfolio Starter

Use this project to create a Flask Server.

  • GitHub link: flask
  • Create a template from this repository

The conventional way to get started

  • Open a Terminal, clone a project and cd into the project directory. Use a different link and name for name for clone to match your repo.
mkdir -p ~/open; cd ~/open


git clone https://github.com/open-coding-societyflask.git


cd flask
  • Install python dependencies for Flask, etc.
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Open project in VSCode

  • Prepare VSCode and run
  • From Terminal run VSCode
 code .
  • Open Setting: Ctrl-Shift P or Cmd-Shift
    • Search Python: Select Interpreter.
    • Match interpreter to which python from terminal.
    • Shourd be ./venv/bin/python
  • From Extensions Marketplace install SQLite3 Editor
    • Open and view SQL database file instance/volumes/user_management.db
  • Make a local .env file in root of project to contain your secret passwords
 # Reset Password
 DEFAULT_PASSWORD='123Qwerty!'
 # Admin user defaults
 ADMIN_USER='Thomas Edison'
 ADMIN_UID='toby'
 ADMIN_PASSWORD='123Toby!'
 ADMIN_PFP='toby.png'
 # Create a default user for the system
 DEFAULT_USER='Grace Hopper'
 DEFAULT_UID='hop'
 DEFAULT_USER_PASSWORD='123Hop!'
 DEFAULT_USER_PFP='hop.png'
  • Make the database and init data. 
     ./scripts/db_init.py
  • Explore newly created SQL database
    • Navigate too instance/volumes
    • View/open user_management.db
    • Loook at Users table in viewer
  • Run the Project
    • Select/open main.py in VSCode
    • Start with Play button
      • Play button sub option contains Debug
    • Click on loop back address in terminal to launch
      • Output window will contain page to launch http://127.0.0.1:8587
    • Login using your secrets