SuperBlog

A simple blogging website inspired by Twitter, featuring a modern UI and core social features. Built with Python's Flask framework, AWS DynamoDB and S3, and JavaScript for interactivity.

Features

• User signup and login (with session and remember-me support)
• User profiles with photo upload and personal post feed
• Main feed showing recent posts from all users
• Ability to create posts and reply to posts
• Profile pages with only the user's posts
• Generic profile photo shown if user has not uploaded one
• Secure password storage (recommended for production)

Technologies Used

• Python
• Flask
• Flask-Session
• AWS DynamoDB (for data storage)
• AWS S3 (for image uploads)
• JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <your-repo-url>
   cd SuperBlog

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up AWS credentials:
   • Add your AWS access key and secret to the appropriate variables in server.py.
   • Ensure your DynamoDB tables and S3 bucket exist as expected.
4. Run the server:

   python server.py

5. Open your browser:
   • Visit http://127.0.0.1:5000/ to use the app locally.

Usage

• Sign up with a unique email, username, and password.
• Log in to access your feed and profile.
• Create posts from the feed or your own profile page.
• Reply to posts and view threaded discussions.
• Upload a profile photo from your profile page.
• Click usernames to view their profile and posts.

Screenshots

Login

View After Login

Profile Pages