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Python

Posted by Declan Clark
Declan Clark
Courses Plus Student 909 Points

Flask app deployment...

I have a Flask app not too dissimilar to that of the one in the 'Build a Social Network with Flask' course and am wondering how I can deploy this without having to rewrite much of the code. I believe that my biggest issue comes with the database as I instantiate a sqlite db in the code and to deploy via Azure or AWS it appears to me that I need to create a different DB.

1 Answer

Jeffrey James
Jeffrey James
2,636 Points

I would use PythonAnywhere. They abstract away lots of the server config and also provide a free mysql db. It's easy enough to create virtualenvs, jump into the terminal as needed, check error/access logs, etc...

Within an hour or two you could probably have your code running on their platform (of course, with some google'ing and FAQ reading along the way). Upgrading to a larger plan is also seamless, whereas on AWS or Digital ocean, there will be more configuration to work through.