mccarthysean/TimescaleDB-Dash-Flask

Template for creating a Python Flask/Dash/Plotly single-page-application (SPA) for interactively charting IoT-type time series data stored in TimescaleDB (a PostgreSQL extension optimized for time-series data).

Installation and Set Up

Prerequisites:

• Python 3
• Docker Desktop
• VS Code
• VS Code Remote Development Extension Pack
• Git

Optional:

• GitHub Desktop

Clone the repo from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/mccarthysean/TimescaleDB-Dash-Flask.git
or use GitHub Desktop software for an easy, user-friendly experience

Rename the .env_template to .env and fill in the security credentials

Open the folder in VS Code

If you've got Docker Desktop and the VS Code Remote Development Extension Pack installed already, VS Code should ask if you want to reopen the project in a Docker container. Say yes. It will install the required packages for you.

When VS Code asks you, select the Python 3.8 interpreter at /usr/local/bin/python

Built With...

• Flask

Credits and License