Mutual Dashboard Flask

Free product - Flask Dashboard starter project - Features:

• Up-to-date dependencies: Flask 2.0.1
• SCSS compilation via Gulp
• Flask Codebase - provided by AppSeed
• SQLite, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy ORM
• Alembic (DB schema migrations)
• Modular design with Blueprints
• Session-Based authentication (via flask_login)
• Forms validation
• Deployment scripts: Docker, Gunicorn / Nginx, Heroku

Table of Contents

• Docker Support
• Quick Start
• Documentation
• File Structure
• Browser Support
• Resources

Docker Support

Get the code

$ git clone https://github.com/Wilson635/argon-dashboard-flask.git
$ cd argon-dashboard-flask

Start the app in Docker

$ docker-compose pull   # download dependencies 
$ docker-compose build  # local set up
$ docker-compose up -d  # start the app 

Visit http://localhost:5000 in your browser. The app should be up & running.

Quick start

UNZIP the sources or clone the private repository. After getting the code, open a terminal and navigate to the working directory, with product source code.

$ # Get the code
$ git clone https://github.com/Wilson635/argon-dashboard-flask.git
$ cd argon-dashboard-flask
$
$ # Virtualenv modules installation (Unix based systems)
$ virtualenv env
$ source env/bin/activate
$
$ # Virtualenv modules installation (Windows based systems)
$ # virtualenv env
$ # .\env\Scripts\activate
$
$ # Install modules - SQLite Database
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
$
$ # OR with PostgreSQL connector
$ # pip install -r requirements-pgsql.txt
$
$ # Set the FLASK_APP environment variable
$ (Unix/Mac) export FLASK_APP=run.py
$ (Windows) set FLASK_APP=run.py
$ (Powershell) $env:FLASK_APP = ".\run.py"
$
$ # Set up the DEBUG environment
$ # (Unix/Mac) export FLASK_ENV=development
$ # (Windows) set FLASK_ENV=development
$ # (Powershell) $env:FLASK_ENV = "development"
$
$ # Start the application (development mode)
$ # --host=0.0.0.0 - expose the app on all network interfaces (default 127.0.0.1)
$ # --port=5000    - specify the app port (default 5000)  
$ flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=5000
$
$ # Access the dashboard in browser: http://127.0.0.1:5000/

Note: To use the app, please access the registration page and create a new user. After authentication, the app will unlock the private pages.

File Structure

Within the download you'll find the following directories and files:

< PROJECT ROOT >
   |
   |-- apps/
   |    |
   |    |-- home/                          # A simple app that serve HTML files
   |    |    |-- routes.py                 # Define app routes
   |    |
   |    |-- authentication/                # Handles auth routes (login and register)
   |    |    |-- routes.py                 # Define authentication routes  
   |    |    |-- models.py                 # Defines models  
   |    |    |-- forms.py                  # Define auth forms (login and register) 
   |    |
   |    |-- static/
   |    |    |-- <css, JS, images>         # CSS files, Javascripts files
   |    |
   |    |-- templates/                     # Templates used to render pages
   |    |    |-- includes/                 # HTML chunks and components
   |    |    |    |-- navigation.html      # Top menu component
   |    |    |    |-- sidebar.html         # Sidebar component
   |    |    |    |-- footer.html          # App Footer
   |    |    |    |-- scripts.html         # Scripts common to all pages
   |    |    |
   |    |    |-- layouts/                   # Master pages
   |    |    |    |-- base-fullscreen.html  # Used by Authentication pages
   |    |    |    |-- base.html             # Used by common pages
   |    |    |
   |    |    |-- accounts/                  # Authentication pages
   |    |    |    |-- login.html            # Login page
   |    |    |    |-- register.html         # Register page
   |    |    |
   |    |    |-- home/                      # UI Kit Pages
   |    |         |-- index.html            # Index page
   |    |         |-- 404-page.html         # 404 page
   |    |         |-- *.html                # All other pages
   |    |    
   |  config.py                             # Set up the app
   |    __init__.py                         # Initialize the app
   |
   |-- requirements.txt                     # Development modules - SQLite storage
   |-- requirements-mysql.txt               # Production modules  - Mysql DMBS
   |-- requirements-pqsql.txt               # Production modules  - PostgreSql DMBS
   |
   |-- Dockerfile                           # Deployment
   |-- docker-compose.yml                   # Deployment
   |-- gunicorn-cfg.py                      # Deployment   
   |-- nginx                                # Deployment
   |    |-- appseed-app.conf                # Deployment 
   |
   |-- .env                                 # Inject Configuration via Environment
   |-- run.py                               # Start the app - WSGI gateway
   |
   |-- ************************************************************************

The bootstrap flow

• run.py loads the .env file
• Initialize the app using the specified profile: Debug or Production
  • If env.DEBUG is set to True the SQLite storage is used
  • If env.DEBUG is set to False the specified DB driver is used (MySql, PostgreSQL)
• Call the app factory method create_app defined in app/init.py
• Redirect the guest users to Login page
• Unlock the pages served by home blueprint for authenticated users

Recompile CSS

To recompile SCSS files, follow this setup:

Step #1 - Install tools

• NodeJS 12.x or higher
• Gulp - globally
  • npm install -g gulp-cli
• Yarn (optional)

Step #2 - Change the working directory to assets folder

$ cd apps/static/assets

Step #3 - Install modules (this will create a classic node_modules directory)

$ npm install
// OR
$ yarn

Step #4 - Edit & Recompile SCSS files

$ gulp scss

The generated file is saved in static/assets/css directory.

Browser Support

At present, we officially aim to support the last two versions of the following browsers: