Architecture

Backend

The backend will be a Python API running in a Docker container that will access the MongoDB database.

Libraries and frameworks

• Pip
  • Package manager for Python
  • Requirements kept in requirements.txt
• Flask
  • Used to create application and routes
  • Function decorators will serve as middleware
• PyMongo
  • Python API for MongoDB
• Hashlib
  • Hashes passwords when authenticating for better security

Database

API endpoints

Frontend

The frontend will be a React.js single page application (SPA).

Libraries and frameworks

URLs

Views/components

Deployment

The app will be deployed on DigitalOcean using Docker containers within a virtual machine.

Team roles

• Ian - backend Python development
• Jacob - backend Python development/Database construction