Try here: https://reddit-flask.herokuapp.com
A reddit app made with flask. Drop a star if you like this project :P
- A reddit like app made with flask
- Token based user authentication via email
- User features(change email, username, password)
- Each user gets a unique profile pic
- Communities can be created by users
- Users can join/leave communities
- Posts in communities have upvote and downvote features
- Reply to post in communities
- Upvote or downvote replies
- Python
- Flask
- HTML
- CSS
- Bootstrap
Currently the app is not hosted so you will have to run it yourself. NOTE: You will require python v3.6+ to run the app locally
- Clone the repository into your machine using the
git clonecommand. - Once cloned create a virtual environment into your machine with
python -m venv venv - Activate the environment with
.\venv\Scripts\activate.baton Windows andsource ./venv/bin/activateon Linux/MacOS - Once activated install the required libraries with
pip install -r requirements.txt - After the installation is done open
envand copy the content - Make a new file called
.envto store environment variables - Fill in the required details
- To set up the database do
flask db upgradeto get updated with the current iteration of the database - After the above steps are completed, run the app locally with
flask runcommand - Open a browser and navigate to
localhost:5000to view the project
Used https://gravatar.com for random user profile images. Gravatar uses email hashes as part of its url to provide images. Users can change their profile images in gravatar to reflect the changes here. More info at https://en.gravatar.com/site/implement/
MIT License Read here