How To Start a Flask Server

The Flask microframework is a small, simple, and powerful web framework for Python. It is designed to be used as a base for web development, but it can be used as a standalone application.

Features

• Responsive design

Tools Used

• Flask framework
• Flask Bootstrap (CSS framework)
• Python for programming

Testing

1. Clone this repo:

git clone git@github.com:GitauHarrison/starting-a-flask-server.git`

2. Change directory to the new repo:

cd starting-a-flask-server

3. Create and activate a virtual environment:

$ virtualenv starting-a-flask-server

4. Install dependencies:

(starting-a-flask-server)$ pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run the server:

(starting-a-flask-server)$ flask run

6. Open the browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000/

Learn

Working with Flask is fairly simple. Learn more about Flask below:

• Start a Flask Server