Microblog

This project is a web application built using Flask in Python that allows users to create and share their blog posts and interact with other users.

Key features

• User registration and login: Users are able to create an account and log in
• Profile management: Users are able to view and edit their profiles (name, profile picture, and bio)
• Posting: Users are able to create posts
• Viewing: Users are able to view reviews posted by other users
• Commenting: Users are able to add comments to posts by other users
• Follow/Unfollow: Users are able to follow/unfollow other users and see their reviews on a personalized timeline.
• Like/Dislike: Users are able to like and dislike reviews
• Bookmark: Users are able to bookmark reviews and products, so they can easily find them later.

Installing and running

Using Python

Make sure you have python 3 installed, preferably 3.10+ with python -v

• Clone the repo git clone https://github.com/JagrajAulakh/COMP-4110-microblog.git
• Setup virtual environment python -m venv venv
• Enter venv source ./venv/bin/activate
• Install dependencies:
  • pip install -r ./requirements.txt
  • pip install gunicorn
  • Run the application ./boot.sh

The application will be running on localhost:5000

Using Docker

Make sure Docker and docker-compose are installed:

$ docker -v
Docker version 24.0.2, build cb74dfcd85

$ docker-compose -v
Docker Compose version 2.20.2

Run the application: docker-compose up -d --build

The application will be running on localhost:5000