Flask React Project
This is the backend for the Flask React project.
Getting started
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Clone this repository (only this branch)
git clone https://github.com/appacademy-starters/python-project-starter.git
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Install dependencies
pipenv install --dev -r dev-requirements.txt && pipenv install -r requirements.txt
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Create a .env file based on the example with proper settings for your development environment
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Setup your PostgreSQL user, password and database and make sure it matches your .env file
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Get into your pipenv, migrate your database, seed your database, and run your flask app
pipenv shell
flask db upgrade
flask seed all
flask run
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To run the React App in development, checkout the README inside the
react-app
directory.
IMPORTANT! If you add any python dependencies to your pipfiles, you'll need to regenerate your requirements.txt before deployment. You can do this by running:
pipenv lock -r > requirements.txt
ALSO IMPORTANT! psycopg2-binary MUST remain a dev dependency because you can't install it on apline-linux. There is a layer in the Dockerfile that will install psycopg2 (not binary) for us.
Deploy to Heroku
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Create a new project on Heroku
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Under Resources click "Find more add-ons" and add the add on called "Heroku Postgres"
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Install the Heroku CLI
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Run
heroku login
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Login to the heroku container registry
heroku container:login
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Update the
REACT_APP_BASE_URL
variable in the Dockerfile. This should be the full URL of your Heroku app: i.e. "https://flask-react-aa.herokuapp.com" -
Push your docker container to heroku from the root directory of your project. This will build the dockerfile and push the image to your heroku container registry
heroku container:push web -a {NAME_OF_HEROKU_APP}
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Release your docker container to heroku
heroku container:release web -a {NAME_OF_HEROKU_APP}
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set up your database:
heroku run -a {NAME_OF_HEROKU_APP} flask db upgrade heroku run -a {NAME_OF_HEROKU_APP} flask seed all
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Under Settings find "Config Vars" and add any additional/secret .env variables.
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