HDHS Live

What is this?

This is the repository containing the source code and documentation for my first full stack website; an anonymous social media website.

What stack is used?

Pretty much the most barebones stack possible:

• HTML + CSS + JS
• jinja templates served via flask
• sqlite3 database with custom endpoints routed through the flask app
• gunicorn + nginx for deployment

How is the server hosted?

I recieved a free domain + ssl certificates from name.com through the github student developer pack and built a pi 4 (4GB) server with a fan and usb flash storage to hold all of the files.

What are the basics of the site?

The site has a few distinguishing features such as:

• unlimited "laughs" on post and comment content (similar to yikyak)
• post id and comment id system similar to early internet message boards and forums
• video and image content support
• fully fledged report and moderation system (password locked on the admin facing side)
• fully functional comment system
• the ability to sort posts by date (asc, desc) and popularity
• the ability to search for posts using id's or keywords found in usernames and post content.

What does the site look like?

mobile	desktop

Skills that I learned creating this:

• Flask
• Sqlite3
• jinja templating
• xhr requests and asychrenous javascript
• gunicorn and nginx
• creating api
• securing websites with ssl certificates

Other Information

The documentation on the api (which is currently unfinished) can be found in the docs folder in the root of the repository.