Warbler

A social media platform inspired by Twitter.

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About

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Developed with:

· Python
· Flask
· Jinja
· PostgreSQL
· SQLAlchemy
· WTForms
· Bcrypt
· Bootstrap

Features

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With Warbler you can:

• Follow and unfollow users and see their latest posts on your feed.
• Favorite other users' posts.
• Search users by username using fuzzy matching.
• Create a profile with your bio, location, and custom images.
• Edit and delete your own posts and profile information.

Running the application

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1. Clone the repository.

git clone https://github.com/violet-kester/warbler.git

2. Set up a virtual environment.

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies.

(venv) pip3 install -r requirements.txt

4. Create and seed the database.

(venv) createdb warbler
(venv) python seed.py

5. Create and configure environment variables in an `.env` file.

SECRET_KEY=abc123
DATABASE_URL=postgresql:///warbler

6. Start the server.

(venv) flask run

Open the app in your browser at http://localhost:5000.

Images

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