Code to run my personal web site

Clone the repository to get the source code.

git clone https://github.com/kelind/personal_site.git

Set up a virtualenv to isolate the app's code, then install the required dependencies.

cd personal_site
virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r local-requirements.txt

Create a config.py to define the app's root directory, database location, etc. The file config_template.py contains the necessary variables with reasonable defaults.

cp config_template.py config.py

For production, there are some settings you'll want to change:

• Set DEBUG = False
• Choose an actually-secret SECRET_KEY
• If you want to use the mailing list features, set EMAIL_ENABLED = True and fill out the SMTP variables with the appropriate values for your mailserver. The way the code is set up is appropriate for a server running on localhost, but does not support logging into an external server or establishing an SSL connection.

Create the database:

python manage.py db migrate
python manage.py db upgrade

To run a local instance for testing:

python manage.py runserver

By default you can view your new site at http://localhost:5000

Be ready for a weird-looking result! The layout isn't too happy when there aren't any blog entries to retrieve.