Dev_Blog2

Python Blog System. Powered by Tornado and MongoDB.

Features

Dev_Blog2 is Python based CMS system, mainly for bloggers. It can help users to build their blog system easily and quickly. Also it can be built easily with other web system:

• Light weight and high performance.

• Theme support.

• Plugin support.

• MondoDB database.

• Notification email. (Comment reply email & Crash error administrator email).

• Easy reading codes and fully in-code docs.

• And much more with continues development…

Get Started

To get started using Dev_Blog2, clone or fork the master branch or download the released packages. To live the edge, you can also use develop branch. BUT be careful with the crashes :.

Install independences:

sudo apt-get install python-pip mongodb gcc openjdk-6-jre-headless lessc

cd ~/dev_blog2/

sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

Init website config:

cp blog/config.py.sample  blog/config.py

*** change the config with your own config***

fab build

*** It will generate a default admin account for you (username/password: admin) ***

Run Tests for blog functions:

fab test

Start the website:

fab start

Production config:

Change the code in 'runserver.py'
    "USED_CONF = 'config.DevelopmentConfig'"
to
    "USED_CONF = 'config.ProductionConfig'"
and enter more than 15 different random characters in 'config.py'
    "SECRET_KEY" = 'SomeWordsYouLike12345'

Much more detail about deploy in product environment please see Docs section — Build your site

Browser Support and Testing

Dev_Blog2 is tested and works in:

• IE 7+
• Latest Stable: Firefox, Chrome, Safari
• iOS 6.x, 7.x
• Android 4.x
• window platform
• linux server platform

Much more detail about apperence please see Docs section — Custom your theme

Docs and Website

My own site is also open source with an custom theme, and also be include in the templates/theme folder.

Contributing

See the Docs section — Contributing for information on how to contribute to Dev_Blog2.

License

This software is free to use under the BSD license. See the LICENSE file for license text and copyright information.

Dependencies

Thanks to all other open-source projects(may not fully included).

Flask

Mongoengine

Changelog

Fourthly release (dd mm, 2016): Dev_blog2 (https://github.com/ScenK/Dev_Blog2/releases/tag/0.4)

• Python3 support

Thirdly release (Apr 8, 2015): Dev_blog2 (https://github.com/ScenK/Dev_Blog2/releases/tag/0.3)

• Flake 8 coding style
• Folders tidy
• Static files tidy
• Theme support
• Plugin support
• README all english doc.
• LICENSE change

Secondly release (Dec 7, 2013): Dev_Blog2 (https://github.com/ScenK/Dev_Blog2/releases/tag/1.0)

• Flask foundation
• MongoEngine ORM
• New template and skin
• Celery Email Queen
• Fabric Auto Development
• Powerful Admin
• More friendly code and Tones of changes

Firstly release (Jul 19, 2013): Dev_Blog

• Pure Tornado and Pymongo Version (https://github.com/ScenK/Dev_Blog/releases)

More installation detail see below:

• MongoDB installation: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/installation/
• Lessc for windows: https://github.com/duncansmart/less.js-windows