FlavorNest - Modern Recipe Website

A modern recipe website built with Flask and the Spoonacular API. Search for recipes, view detailed instructions, and discover new dishes.

Features

• Recipe search functionality
• Detailed recipe pages with ingredients and instructions
• Responsive design
• Modern UI with animations
• Integration with Spoonacular API

Tech Stack

• Backend: Flask, Python
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Database: SQLite (development), PostgreSQL (production)
• API: Spoonacular Food API
• Deployment: Gunicorn, WhiteNoise

Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd flavornest

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Create a .env file with your environment variables:

SPOONACULAR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here
DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///flavornest.db

5. Run the development server:

python app.py

The application will be available at http://localhost:5000

Deployment

Render

1. Create a new Web Service on Render
2. Connect your GitHub repository
3. Set the following:
   • Build Command: pip install -r requirements.txt
   • Start Command: gunicorn app:app
4. Add environment variables:
   • SPOONACULAR_API_KEY
   • SECRET_KEY
   • DATABASE_URL (Render will provide this)

Railway

1. Create a new project on Railway
2. Connect your GitHub repository
3. Add environment variables:
   • SPOONACULAR_API_KEY
   • SECRET_KEY
   • DATABASE_URL (Railway will provide this)
4. Railway will automatically detect the Python app and deploy it

Fly.io

1. Install the Fly CLI
2. Login to Fly:

fly auth login

3. Launch the app:

fly launch

4. Set secrets:

fly secrets set SPOONACULAR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
fly secrets set SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here

5. Deploy:

fly deploy

Environment Variables

• SPOONACULAR_API_KEY: Your Spoonacular API key
• SECRET_KEY: Flask secret key for session security
• DATABASE_URL: Database connection URL
• PORT: Port number (default: 5000)

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.