Microblog:

A Simple Flask App

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This is a simple Flask application for creating a microblog. Users can post short entries, and the app displays them on the homepage with formatted dates.

Features

1. Create new blog entries
2. Display existing entries with formatted dates

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or later
• Flask
• pymongo
• Flask-dotenv (optional, for managing environment variables)
• MongoDB

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Setup Clone this repository:

  git clone https://github.com/EbiScott/Practice-Blog/

Install the required dependencies:

  pip install -r requirements.txt

Create a .env file in the project root directory and add your MongoDB connection URI:

  MONGODB_URI="mongodb://your_mongodb_host:port/"

Replace "your_mongodb_host:port" with your actual MongoDB connection details.

• Create a static directory in the project root to store your CSS file (style.css).

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Running the App

Start the development server:

  python app.py

• Access the app in your web browser at http://127.0.0.1:5000/ by default.

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Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and contribute your own improvements!

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.