Postmark Setting Up Inbound Email Processing with Postmark So, I wanted to set up inbound email processing using Postmark, where I could send an email and have my app do something with it. Here’s a quick guide on how I did it, with all the steps laid out for future me (or anyone else who's
Automation Simple Butler Service to Automate Everyday Tasks I've been working on something new that I'm calling Simple Butler Service. It's a backend service designed to help streamline some of my everyday tasks. The goal is to continuously expand SBS by adding more services and supporting various input and output methods, like
Flask Building a Monolith App with Flask I had several small Flask apps costing me each month, so I consolidated them into one monolithic app using Flask Blueprints. This post walks you through how I did it, making the setup modular and easy to maintain.
Setting Up SQLite with Flask I wanted to set up SQLite with Flask for a simple, lightweight database solution that doesn't need a separate server process. Perfect for prototyping or smaller-scale applications. Here's how I did it. 1. Installing SQLite SQLite usually comes pre-installed with Python, so you likely don'
Flask Create a Content extension for Canva using Flask Saw this Quick Start guide on Canva's developer portal that walks you through creating a content extension for Canva's users. It uses Node.js and Express.js as the server backend. I wanted to replicate this example using Python and Flask as the server. What is
How to deploy a Flask app to Digital Ocean's app platform I recently went throught the process to put my side project howbigisthebaby.io on Digital Ocean's new app platform, and wanted to document it in case anyone else found it helpful (or atleast me revisiting this later). Part 1: Setup the environment for the Flask app Step 1:
