Da Blog 🐼

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Da Blog is a simple web application where users can add and view blog entries. This project demonstrates basic CRUD functionality and serves as a mini blog platform using Flask, MongoDB, HTML, and CSS.

🌟 Features

• Add New Entries: Users can create and submit new blog entries.
• View Recent Posts: All recent blog entries are displayed on the main page.
• Responsive Layout: The layout adjusts for better usability on various screen sizes.

⚙️ Tech Stack

Backend

• Flask: Used as the web framework to handle routes and server-side logic.
• MongoDB Atlas: MongoDB is the database used for storing blog entries. MongoDB Atlas provides a fully managed cloud database.
• MongoDB Compass: Connected to MongoDB Atlas cluster for easy data management and monitoring.

Frontend

• HTML & CSS: Simple HTML and CSS for creating a clean and user-friendly interface.

• 📂 Project Setup

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tmilen/python-web-Dablog.git
   cd python-web-Dablog
   

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Set up MongoDB Atlas:

   • Create a MongoDB Atlas account and set up a cluster.
   • Connect MongoDB Compass to your Atlas cluster for easier management.
   • Create .env file and create MONGODB_URI variable and set its value to the connection string.

4. Run the application: First, set the Flask application environment variable:

   • On Windows:

     set FLASK_APP=app.py
     

   • On MacOS/Linux:

     exports FLASK_APP=app.py
     

   Then, run the application:

   flask run