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Thanks to him for bringing such a rich tutorial for all kinds of expertise.\n\n## Key Features ✨\n\n- **User Authentication:** Users can register, login and their passwords are securely handled.\n- **Social Interactions:** Follow \u0026 unfollow functionality between users.\n- **Private Messaging:** Send \u0026 receive private messages between users.\n- **Email support:** Users can request a password reset and receive notifications via email.\n- **Responsive Design with Bootstrap:** The interface is optimized both for desktop and mobile viewports.\n- **Deployment:** Triple deployment with Vagrant (VM); Docker (Container) and Render (personal choice vs Heroku)\n- **Bing Translations:** Translate posts by using Azure's translation API in real time.\n- **REST API:** Secured JSON-based endpoints ready to be implemented with external services.\n\n## Tech Stack 🛠️\n\n- **Backend:** Flask, SQLAlchemy.\n- **Frontend:** Flask-WTF, Bootstrap.\n- **Database:** SQLite (dev) \u0026 PostgreSQL (prod).\n- **Deployment:** Vagrant, Docker and Render.\n\n\n## How to run this project locally 🔧\n\n1. Clone this repository:\n    ```bash\n   git clone https://github.com/frarlo/microblog.git\n   ```\n\n2. Create a virtual environment inside the project folder and install the required dependencies. The commands differ slightly depending on the operating system:  \n\n\n   - **Linux-based systems**:  \n     ```bash\n      python3 -m venv venv\n      source venv/bin/activate\n      pip install -r requirements.txt\n     ```\n\n   - **Windows systems**:  \n     ```powershell\n      python3 -m venv venv\n      venv\\Scripts\\activate\n      pip install -r requirements.txt\n     ```\n\n3. Set up the database:\n   ```bash\n   flask db upgrade\n   ```\n   \n4. Compile the translations:\n   ```bash\n   flask translate compile\n   ```\n   \n5. Run the application:\n   ```bash\n   flask run\n   ```\n   \n6. Access the application, which will be accessible at:\n      ```bash\n   http://localhost:5000\n   ```\n   \nNote: Some app features (emails, translations, elasticsearch) will not work if the system variables are not defined beforehand.\n\n# Why This Project 🤔\n\nThis project allowed me to dive into Flask, a framework that was completely new to me. This project gave me the opportunity to showcase and practice my skills in:\n\n- Web development.\n- Backend architecture.\n- API integration.\n- Responsive design and deployment practices.\n\n# License 📄\n\nThis project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for further details.\n\n---\n\nFeel free to connect with me through here if you have suggestions or any questions regarding this project!😊","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ffrarlo%2Fmicroblog","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ffrarlo%2Fmicroblog","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ffrarlo%2Fmicroblog/lists"}