How to Install Blog on macOS

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps for installing Blog on macOS. Blog is a simple, lightweight blogging platform built using the Flask web framework. It is available on GitHub at https://github.com/m1k1o/blog.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following installed on your macOS system:

• Python 3 (check by running python3 --version in your terminal)
• pip (check by running pip --version in your terminal)
• Git (check by running git --version in your terminal)

Step 1: Clone the Blog Repository

First, navigate to the directory where you want to install Blog. Then, run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/m1k1o/blog.git

This will create a new directory called "blog" in your current directory.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Navigate to the newly created "blog" directory by running cd blog. Then, run the following command to install the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install Flask and other required libraries.

Step 3: Configure Blog

Next, we need to configure the Blog application. Copy the example configuration file by running the following command:

cp config-example.py config.py

Then, open the config.py file in a text editor of your choice. Update the SECRET_KEY variable with a unique value. You may also want to update the SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI variable to use a different database if you prefer.

Save the changes and exit your text editor.

Step 4: Create the Database

Now we need to create the database for Blog. Run the following command to create the database:

python3 manage.py createdb

This will create a new SQLite database in the data directory.

Step 5: Run the Application

Finally, we can run the Blog application! Run the following command:

python3 manage.py runserver

This will start the Flask development server. You can access Blog by opening a web browser and visiting http://localhost:5000.

That's it! You now have Blog up and running on your macOS system. You can start writing blog posts by navigating to the "New Post" page in your web browser. Happy blogging!

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