ynsrc / python-flask-clipboard

A Python/Flask Web and API Project

Clipboard (Web and API Project) with Python/Flask

This is an example project to use Flask for web backend and API service.

Warning

This is an example project. Using this project in production is not recommended. Should be added more security mechanisms like verifying e-mail when signing up.

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To Run

You must installed Flask before via Python's pip or manually.

pip install flask

Then in root folder of this project open a terminal and type:

flask --app website/app run --debug

This will start project with default port 5000 in localhost and then you can visit http://127.0.0.1:5000 in any web browser (Chrome, Edge, etc.)

To change port you can add --port parameter before run.

flask --app website/app --port 80 run

For production server you should NOT use --debug parameter, but in local debug mode is easy to see errors when occured and changes in project files will be automatically handled.

License

The Unlicense. Feel free to use or change it how you need.