Recipe Web App

A Flask-based web application that allows users to list available ingredients and find possible recipes.

Features

• Add ingredients via a modal form
• View all stored ingredients on a separate page
• Remove ingredients using a dropdown selection modal
• PostgreSQL as the database (setup separately)
• Bootstrap for styling
• Configuration managed via config.py
• .gitignore included to prevent unnecessary files from being tracked

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📌 Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.x
• PostgreSQL (Database setup in a separate repository)
• Virtual environment (venv)
• Docker (if using PostgreSQL in a container)
• Git (for version control)

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone git@github.com:BenDowswell/flask.git
   cd your-flask-repo
   

2. Create a Virtual Environment

   python -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate  # macOS/Linux
   # or
   .venv\Scripts\activate     # Windows
   

3. Install Dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   
   

4. Configure the Database

    The database setup is in a separate repository. Follow its README for setting up PostgreSQL.    
   https://github.com/BenDowswell/Database
   
   The database setup is in a separate repository. Follow its README for setting up PostgreSQ
    Create a .env file (if needed) or update config.py with your database credentials:
    
    DATABASE_URL=postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/yourdbname