ECE444 Lab 3 - mini-blog

Run and interpret unit tests for a Flask application to verify functionality. Deploy web applications using industry-standard tools and practices.

Flaskr & Test-Driven Deplyment (TDD)

A mini blog website, built using Flask and hosted on Render.

Created from: https://github.com/shuruizUofT/flaskr-tdd

Instructions to deploy:

1. Create a Render Web Service

2. Go to Render Dashboard

3. Click New → Web Service.

4. Connect your repo.

5. Set Environment to Python 3.

6. Set the Start Command to: gunicorn app:app

7. Configure Settings

8. Region: pick closest.

9. Instance type: Free tier is enough to test.

10. Environment Variables: Add any secrets (API keys, etc.).

11. Deploy

12. Render will install dependencies from requirements.txt.

13. It will then run the start command.

14. After a few minutes, you’ll get a live URL