Social media app using flask
Netvork provides a platform for people to share their thoughts, experiences, and ideas, and to engage with others in meaningful ways. With a clean and user-friendly interface, Netvork aims to create a positive online environment for people to connect and engage with each other.
The following technologies were used to build this app:
- Flask for API and backend
- VueJS for UI
- Jinja2 templates
- Bootstrap
- SQLite for database
- Redis for caching
- Redis and Celery for batch jobs
The app has the following features:
- Flask security and token based authentication
- Ability for users to create and edit their posts
- Ability for users to see posts of other users
- Follow/unfollow functionality for users
- Feed displaying posts from followed users
- Search functionality to find other users
- Daily reminder to post via email
- Monthly report via email
- Export posts in feed
To run this app on your local machine, follow these steps:
Install DB Browser for SQlite to manage database and Redis for jobs and database
1.Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/haleelsada/Netvork.git
2.open terminal inside this repository and run local_setup.sh to setup environment and isntall packages needed
cd Netvork
sh local_setup.sh
3.activate virtual environment
source .env/bin/activate
4.run local_run.sh to run the app
sh local_run.sh
5.open a new terminal branch to run celery worker
sh local_workers.sh
6.open another terminal to run celery beat
sh local_beat.sh
7.open browser and search
https://127.0.0.1:8080/
here are few default users:
name: [email protected]
password: batman
name: [email protected]
password: thomas
name: [email protected]
password: jack
name: [email protected]
password: james
name: [email protected]
password: joker
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.