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This repo contains files for a simple Flask-based web server.

Setup

• Create a virtual environment

  python3 -m venv .venv

• Activate the virtual environment

  source .venv/bin/activate

• Install the required packages

  pip install -r requirements.txt

Launch Server in Debug Mode

Flask comes with the ability to run the app using a development server. This is useful for testing, but should not be used in production.

• Launch the app (NOTE: The code specifies port 8000) python app.py

• Open a web browser and load http://localhost:8000

Launch the Server with Gunicorn

Gunicorn is a production-quality web server. When we launch

• Launch gunicorn NOTE: 0.0.0.0 means "bind to all networks." This allows outside network traffic. Also, this command launches on port 8000

  gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 app:app

• Open a web browser and load http://localhost:8000