# Clone the repository
git clone https://git.leoan.se/andreas/flask-base.git
cd flask-base

# Create and activate virtual environment (recommended)
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Linux/MacOS
# venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows

# Install dependencies
pip install flask flask-sqlalchemy flask-login werkzeug

# Initialize database
flask init-db

Usage

Local Development

# Start development server
flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=5001

# Optional: Kill any existing flask server first
pkill -f "flask run" && flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=5001

Docker Deployment

# Build and start container
docker-compose up --build

# For production (detached mode)
docker-compose up --build -d

The application will be available at http://localhost:5001

Persisting Data

The database will be preserved between container restarts through the ./instance volume mount.

Features

User registration with password confirmation
Secure password hashing
Login/logout functionality
SQLite database