Flask-SQLAlchemy Tutorial
Connect your Flask app to a database using Flask-SQLAlchemy.
- Tutorial: https://hackersandslackers.com/manage-database-models-with-flask-sqlalchemy/
- Demo: https://flasksqlalchemy.hackersandslackers.com
Getting Started
Get set up locally in two steps:
Environment Variables
Replace the values in .env.example with your values and rename this file to .env:
-
ENVIRONMENT
: The environment in which to run your application (eitherdevelopment
orproduction
). -
FLASK_DEBUG
: Whether to run Flask in "debug mode". -
SECRET_KEY
: Randomly generated string of characters used to encrypt your app's data. -
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI
: SQLAlchemy connection URI to a SQL database.
Remember never to commit secrets saved in .env files to Github.
Installation
Get up and running with make deploy
:
git clone https://github.com/hackersandslackers/flask-sqlalchemy-tutorial.git
cd flask-sqlalchemy-tutorial
make deploy
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