{"id":51887,"date":"2025-06-23T13:39:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=51887"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:32:21","slug":"create-rest-api-python-flask","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/articles\/create-rest-api-python-flask","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Basic REST API with Flask in Python?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">How to Create a Basic REST API with Flask in Python?<\/h2>\n<p><i>Build your first REST API in Python using Flask, straight from your browser, on a blazing-fast VPS with AccuWeb.Cloud.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Why This Guide Matters<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re searching for:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ack-ul\">\n<li><b>How to create a REST API in Python for beginners<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Flask REST API tutorial step-by-step<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Host a Flask API on a cloud server<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Best way to deploy Python API on VPS<\/b><\/li>\n<li>or even <b>REST API Python tutorial with terminal commands <\/b>then this is the blog you&#8217;ve been looking for!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And if you\u2019re using <b>AccuWeb.Cloud<\/b>, this guide makes it 10x easier \u2013 we\u2019ll walk you through the process using your cloud dashboard, with zero confusion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-tooltip-btn\"><a class=\"tooltip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/application\/python-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"tooltip-btn\">Python Hosting <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right-long\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Step 1: Log in to Your AccuWeb.Cloud Dashboard<\/h3>\n<p>You can log in to your dashboard using the credentials that have been sent to you in your registered email.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Step 2: Deploy a New VPS (Ubuntu)<\/h3>\n<p>1. On the dashboard, go to <b>New Environment<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Choose:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ack-ul\">\n<li><b>Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/b> (lightweight and stable)<\/li>\n<li>Minimum specs: 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM for testing<\/li>\n<li><b>The region<\/b> closest to your target audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. You can name your server: flaskapi<\/p>\n<p>4. Click Create<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-3.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51888 size-full\" title=\"Deploy a New VPS\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-3.png\" alt=\"Deploy a New VPS\" width=\"1070\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-3.png 1070w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-3-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-3-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-3-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-tooltip-btn\"><a class=\"tooltip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/compute\/cloud-vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"tooltip-btn\">Cloud VPS Hosting <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right-long\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Step 3: Connect to Your Server via Web SSH<\/h3>\n<p>Once your server is live:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ack-ul\">\n<li>In AccuWeb.Cloud dashboard,<b> <\/b>go to your newly created environment named <b>flaskapi<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Click on the Web SSH widget<\/b><\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll now see a command-line interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Step 4: Update Your Server<\/h3>\n<p>Before anything else, run:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo apt update<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51889 size-full\" title=\"Update Your Server\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-3.png\" alt=\"Update Your Server\" width=\"986\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-3.png 986w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-3-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-3-768x203.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo apt upgrade -y<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4.1-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51890 size-full\" title=\"Update Your Server\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4.1-1.png\" alt=\"Update Your Server\" width=\"1353\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4.1-1.png 1353w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4.1-1-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4.1-1-1024x235.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4.1-1-768x176.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1353px) 100vw, 1353px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This ensures your packages are up to date.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Step 5: Install Python3, pip, and virtualenv<\/h3>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv -y<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51891 size-full\" title=\"Build and run Flask apps\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-1.png\" alt=\"Build and run Flask apps\" width=\"1259\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-1.png 1259w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-1-300x21.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-1-1024x72.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-1-768x54.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1259px) 100vw, 1259px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These tools are essential to build and run Flask apps.<\/p>\n<p>If you get error while installing the python<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51892 size-full\" title=\"Error while installing the python\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-1.png\" alt=\"Error while installing the python\" width=\"1586\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-1.png 1586w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-1-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-1-1024x214.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-1-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-1-1536x321.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1586px) 100vw, 1586px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>follow this steps<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 1: Test Network Connection<\/h4>\n<p>Run:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">ping -c 4 google.com<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<ul class=\"ack-ul\">\n<li>If it says unknown host, DNS is not working.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">You may have no internet access if it hangs or gives Destination Host Unreachable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51893 size-full\" title=\"Test Network Connection\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1-4.png\" alt=\"Test Network Connection\" width=\"1166\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1-4.png 1166w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1-4-300x15.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1-4-1024x52.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1-4-768x39.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1166px) 100vw, 1166px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 2: Create a Custom DNS Configuration<\/h4>\n<p>Run this command:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo mkdir -p \/etc\/systemd\/resolved.conf.d<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p>Then create a new DNS file:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo nano \/etc\/systemd\/resolved.conf.d\/dns_servers.conf<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51894 size-full\" title=\"New DNS file\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.1.png\" alt=\"New DNS file\" width=\"952\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.1.png 952w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.1-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.1-768x82.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paste the following into it:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">[Resolve]\r\nDNS=8.8.8.8 1.1.1.1\r\nFallbackDNS=8.8.4.4<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p>These are Google&#8217;s and Cloudflare&#8217;s DNS servers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51895 size-full\" title=\"Cloudflare's DNS servers\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.2.png\" alt=\"Cloudflare's DNS servers\" width=\"1461\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.2.png 1461w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.2-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.2-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.2-768x224.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1461px) 100vw, 1461px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51896 size-full\" title=\"Cloudflare's DNS servers\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.3.png\" alt=\"Cloudflare's DNS servers\" width=\"1426\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.3.png 1426w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.3-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.3-1024x269.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-1.3-768x201.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1426px) 100vw, 1426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"38668\" class=\"elementor elementor-38668\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-882321f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"882321f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cc79cc\" data-id=\"7cc79cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31b40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"e31b40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 3: Restart the DNS Service<\/h4>\n<p>Now reload systemd and restart the resolver:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo systemctl daemon-reexec<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51897 size-full\" title=\"Restart the DNS Service\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-4.png\" alt=\"Restart the DNS Service\" width=\"927\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-4.png 927w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-4-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-2-4-768x141.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 4: Point \/etc\/resolv.conf to systemd-resolved<\/h4>\n<p>Let\u2019s make sure \/etc\/resolv.conf is correctly linked.<\/p>\n<p>Run:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo ln -sf \/run\/systemd\/resolve\/resolv.conf \/etc\/resolv.conf<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p>Then check the contents:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">cat \/etc\/resolv.conf<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p>You should see something like:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">nameserver 8.8.8.8<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p>nameserver 1.1.1.1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-3-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51898 size-full\" title=\"Point \/etc\/resolv.conf to systemd-resolved\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-3-2.png\" alt=\"Point \/etc\/resolv.conf to systemd-resolved\" width=\"1047\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-3-2.png 1047w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-3-2-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-3-2-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-3-2-768x301.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1047px) 100vw, 1047px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 5: Test DNS Resolution Again<\/h4>\n<p>Now try:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">ping -c 4 google.com<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51899 size-full\" title=\"Test DNS Resolution Again\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-4.png\" alt=\"Test DNS Resolution Again\" width=\"869\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-4.png 869w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-4-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-4-4-768x163.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you see replies, you&#8217;re good to go!<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 6: Proceed to Install Python &amp; Flask<\/h4>\n<p>Once ping works, proceed:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo apt update<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51900 size-full\" title=\"Proceed to Install Python &amp; Flask\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-2.png\" alt=\"Proceed to Install Python &amp; Flask\" width=\"1028\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-2.png 1028w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-2-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-2-1024x239.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5-2-768x179.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1028px) 100vw, 1028px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-venv -y<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51901 size-full\" title=\"Proceed to Install Python &amp; Flask\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-2.png\" alt=\"Proceed to Install Python &amp; Flask\" width=\"1003\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-2.png 1003w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-2-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-5.1-2-768x68.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 7: Create a Project Directory and Virtual Environment<\/h4>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">mkdir cafe_app\r\n\r\ncd cafe_app\r\n\r\npython3 -m venv venv\r\n\r\nsource venv\/bin\/activate<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-6-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51903 size-full\" title=\"Create a Project Directory and Virtual Environment\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-6-1.png\" alt=\"Create a Project Directory and Virtual Environment\" width=\"656\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-6-1.png 656w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-6-1-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve now activated an isolated Python environment. You\u2019re ready to build!<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 8: Install Flask<\/h4>\n<p>Run:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">pip install Flask<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-7-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51904 size-full\" title=\"Install Flask\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-7-1.png\" alt=\"Install Flask\" width=\"1147\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-7-1.png 1147w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-7-1-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-7-1-1024x356.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-7-1-768x267.png 768w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-7-1-900x313.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1147px) 100vw, 1147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">\ud83d\udd39 Step 9: Create Your First Flask API<\/h4>\n<p><b>Steps:<\/b><br \/>\n1. Create the folder structure as shown.<\/p>\n<p>2. Place files in their appropriate locations.<\/p>\n<p>cafe_app\/<\/p>\n<p>\u251c\u2500\u2500 app.py<\/p>\n<p>\u251c\u2500\u2500 templates\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2502 \u00a0 \u251c\u2500\u2500 index.html<\/p>\n<p>\u2502 \u00a0 \u251c\u2500\u2500 add.html<\/p>\n<p>\u2502 \u00a0 \u2514\u2500\u2500 edit.html<\/p>\n<p>\u251c\u2500\u2500 static\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2502 \u00a0 \u2514\u2500\u2500 style.css<\/p>\n<p>Create a file:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">nano app.py<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51905 size-full\" title=\"Place files in their appropriate locations\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8-2.png\" alt=\"Place files in their appropriate locations\" width=\"785\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8-2.png 785w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8-2-300x35.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8-2-768x89.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paste this code into the editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, url_for import sqlite3\r\n\u00a0\r\napp = Flask(__name__)\r\n\u00a0\r\n# Initialize database\r\ndef init_db():\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn = sqlite3.connect('cafe.db')\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c = conn.cursor()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c.execute('''\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS menu (\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0name TEXT NOT NULL,\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0description TEXT,\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0price REAL NOT NULL\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0)\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0''')\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.commit()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.close()\r\n\u00a0\r\n@app.route('\/')\r\ndef index():\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn = sqlite3.connect('cafe.db')\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c = conn.cursor()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c.execute(\"SELECT * FROM menu\")\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0items = c.fetchall()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.close()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0return render_template('index.html', items=items)\r\n\u00a0\r\n@app.route('\/add', methods=['GET', 'POST'])\r\ndef add():\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0if request.method == 'POST':\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0name = request.form['name']\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0description = request.form['description']\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0price = request.form['price']\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn = sqlite3.connect('cafe.db')\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c = conn.cursor()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c.execute(\"INSERT INTO menu (name, description, price) VALUES (?, ?, ?)\", (name, description, price))\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.commit()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.close()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0return redirect(url_for('index'))\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0return render_template('add.html')\r\n\u00a0\r\n@app.route('\/edit\/&lt;int:item_id&gt;', methods=['GET', 'POST'])\r\ndef edit(item_id):\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn = sqlite3.connect('cafe.db')\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c = conn.cursor()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0if request.method == 'POST':\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0name = request.form['name']\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0description = request.form['description']\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0price = request.form['price']\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c.execute(\"UPDATE menu SET name=?, description=?, price=? WHERE id=?\", (name, description, price, item_id))\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.commit()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.close()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0return redirect(url_for('index'))\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0else:\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c.execute(\"SELECT * FROM menu WHERE id=?\", (item_id,))\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0item = c.fetchone()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.close()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0return render_template('edit.html', item=item)\r\n\u00a0\r\n@app.route('\/delete\/&lt;int:item_id&gt;')\r\ndef delete(item_id):\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn = sqlite3.connect('cafe.db')\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c = conn.cursor()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0c.execute(\"DELETE FROM menu WHERE id=?\", (item_id,))\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.commit()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0conn.close()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0return redirect(url_for('index', deleted='true'))\r\n\u00a0\r\nif __name__ == '__main__':\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0init_db()\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51906 size-full\" title=\"Paste code into the editor\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.1.png\" alt=\"Paste code into the editor\" width=\"1327\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.1.png 1327w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.1-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.1-768x394.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1327px) 100vw, 1327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-tooltip-btn\"><a class=\"tooltip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/application\/python-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"tooltip-btn\">Python Hosting <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right-long\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Create the HTML Pages<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51907 size-full\" title=\"Create the HTML Pages\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.2.png\" alt=\"Create the HTML Pages\" width=\"806\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.2.png 806w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.2-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.2-768x100.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">templates\/index.html<\/h4>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;\r\n&lt;html lang=\"en\"&gt;\r\n&lt;head&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;meta charset=\"UTF-8\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;title&gt;Cafe Menu&lt;\/title&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/static\/style.css\"&gt;\r\n&lt;\/head&gt;\r\n&lt;body&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;div class=\"container\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;h1 class=\"fade-in\"&gt;\u2615 Cafe Menu&lt;\/h1&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;a class=\"btn primary\" href=\"\/add\"&gt;\u2795 Add New Item&lt;\/a&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;div class=\"menu-grid\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0{% for item in items %}\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;div class=\"card fade-in\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;h3&gt;{{ item[1] }}&lt;\/h3&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;p&gt;{{ item[2] }}&lt;\/p&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;${{ \"%.2f\"|format(item[3]) }}&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;div class=\"actions\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;a class=\"btn small\" href=\"\/edit\/{{ item[0] }}\"&gt;\u270f\ufe0f Edit&lt;\/a&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;button class=\"btn small danger\" onclick=\"confirmDelete('{{ item[0] }}')\"&gt;\ud83d\uddd1\ufe0f Delete&lt;\/button&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0{% endfor %}\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;div id=\"toast\" class=\"toast\"&gt;Deleted!&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;script&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0function confirmDelete(id) {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0if (confirm(\"Are you sure you want to delete this item?\")) {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0window.location.href = \"\/delete\/\" + id;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}\r\n\u00a0\u00a0{% if request.args.get('deleted') %}\r\n\u00a0\u00a0window.onload = () =&gt; {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0const toast = document.getElementById(\"toast\");\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0toast.classList.add(\"show\");\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0setTimeout(() =&gt; toast.classList.remove(\"show\"), 3000);\r\n\u00a0\u00a0}\r\n\u00a0\u00a0{% endif %}\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/script&gt;\r\n\u00a0\r\n&lt;\/body&gt;\r\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51908 size-full\" title=\"Create the HTML Pages\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.3.png\" alt=\"Create the HTML Pages\" width=\"1398\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.3.png 1398w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.3-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.3-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.3-768x438.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">templates\/add.html<\/h4>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">nano add.html<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51909 size-full\" title=\"Create the HTML Pages\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.4.png\" alt=\"Create the HTML Pages\" width=\"707\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.4.png 707w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.4-300x31.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;\r\n&lt;html lang=\"en\"&gt;\r\n&lt;head&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;meta charset=\"UTF-8\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;title&gt;Add Menu Item&lt;\/title&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/static\/style.css\"&gt;\r\n&lt;\/head&gt;\r\n&lt;body&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;div class=\"container\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;h1 class=\"fade-in\"&gt;\u2795 Add New Item&lt;\/h1&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;form method=\"POST\" class=\"form-card fade-in\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;label&gt;Name&lt;\/label&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" placeholder=\"Cappuccino\" required&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;label&gt;Description&lt;\/label&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;textarea name=\"description\" placeholder=\"Rich espresso with steamed milk\" required&gt;&lt;\/textarea&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;label&gt;Price ($)&lt;\/label&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;input type=\"number\" step=\"0.01\" name=\"price\" placeholder=\"3.50\" required&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn primary\"&gt;Save&lt;\/button&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;a href=\"\/\" class=\"btn small\"&gt;\u2b05 Back&lt;\/a&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/form&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n&lt;\/body&gt;\r\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<h4 class=\"ack-h4\">templates\/edit.html<\/h4>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">nano edit.html<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51910 size-full\" title=\"Create the HTML Pages\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.5.png\" alt=\"Create the HTML Pages\" width=\"756\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.5.png 756w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.5-300x28.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;\r\n&lt;html&gt;\r\n&lt;head&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;title&gt;Edit Item&lt;\/title&gt;\r\n&lt;\/head&gt;\r\n&lt;body&gt;\r\n&lt;h1 class=\"fade-in\"&gt;\u270f\ufe0f Edit Item&lt;\/h1&gt;\r\n&lt;form method=\"POST\" class=\"form-card fade-in\"&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;label&gt;Name&lt;\/label&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" value=\"{{ item[1] }}\" required&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;label&gt;Description&lt;\/label&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;textarea name=\"description\" required&gt;{{ item[2] }}&lt;\/textarea&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;label&gt;Price ($)&lt;\/label&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;input type=\"number\" step=\"0.01\" name=\"price\" value=\"{{ item[3] }}\" required&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn primary\"&gt;Update&lt;\/button&gt;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0&lt;a href=\"\/\" class=\"btn small\"&gt;\u2b05 Cancel&lt;\/a&gt;\r\n&lt;\/form&gt;\r\n&lt;\/body&gt;\r\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51912 size-full\" title=\"Create the HTML Pages\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.6.png\" alt=\"Create the HTML Pages\" width=\"1422\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.6.png 1422w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.6-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.6-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.6-768x324.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1422px) 100vw, 1422px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"38668\" class=\"elementor elementor-38668\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-882321f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"882321f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cc79cc\" data-id=\"7cc79cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31b40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"e31b40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"article-space\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Add a Simple Style (static\/style.css)<\/h3>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">cd\r\ncd cafe_app\/\r\nmkdir static\r\ncd static\/\r\nnano style.css<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51911 size-full\" title=\"Add Styles\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.7.png\" alt=\"Add Styles\" width=\"803\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.7.png 803w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.7-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.7-768x118.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">body {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0background-color: #f6f8fa;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin: 0;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0padding: 0;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0color: #333;\r\n}\r\n.container {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0padding: 40px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0max-width: 900px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin: auto;\r\n}\r\nh1 {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0text-align: center;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin-bottom: 30px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0color: #4e342e;\r\n}\r\n.btn {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0text-decoration: none;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0display: inline-block;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0padding: 8px 14px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0border-radius: 6px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin: 5px 0;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0font-weight: 600;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0cursor: pointer;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0transition: background-color 0.3s;\r\n}\r\n.btn.primary {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0background-color: #6d4c41;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0color: white;\r\n}\r\n.btn.primary:hover {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0background-color: #5d4037;\r\n}\r\n.btn.small {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0font-size: 14px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0padding: 6px 10px;\r\n}\r\n.btn.danger {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0background-color: #d32f2f;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0color: white;\r\n}\r\n.btn.danger:hover {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0background-color: #b71c1c;\r\n}\r\n.menu-grid {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0display: grid;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr));\r\n\u00a0\u00a0gap: 20px;\r\n}\r\n.card {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0background: white;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0padding: 20px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0border-radius: 12px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\r\n\u00a0\u00a0transition: transform 0.2s;\r\n}\r\n.card:hover {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0transform: translateY(-5px);\r\n}\r\n.card h3 {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin-top: 0;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0color: #3e2723;\r\n}\r\n.actions {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin-top: 10px;\r\n}\r\n.toast {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0position: fixed;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0bottom: 30px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0left: 50%;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0transform: translateX(-50%);\r\n\u00a0\u00a0background-color: #4caf50;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0color: white;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0padding: 10px 20px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0border-radius: 6px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0opacity: 0;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0transition: opacity 0.5s;\r\n}\r\n.toast.show {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0opacity: 1;\r\n}\r\n\/* Animation *\/\r\n.fade-in {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0animation: fadeIn 0.6s ease-in-out;\r\n}\r\n@keyframes fadeIn {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); }\r\n\u00a0\u00a0to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }\r\n}\r\n.form-card {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0max-width: 500px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin: auto;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0background: white;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0padding: 30px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0border-radius: 12px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\r\n}\r\n.form-card label {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0display: block;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin-top: 15px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0font-weight: bold;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0color: #4e342e;\r\n}\r\n.form-card input,\r\n.form-card textarea {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0width: 100%;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0padding: 10px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0margin-top: 6px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0border: 1px solid #ccc;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0border-radius: 6px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0font-size: 16px;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0transition: border-color 0.3s;\r\n}\r\n.form-card input:focus,\r\n.form-card textarea:focus {\r\n\u00a0\u00a0outline: none;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0border-color: #6d4c41;\r\n\u00a0\u00a0box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(109, 76, 65, 0.4);\r\n}<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<p>Disable firewall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51915 size-full\" title=\"Disable firewall\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.8.png\" alt=\"Disable firewall\" width=\"1557\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.8.png 1557w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.8-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.8-1024x333.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.8-768x250.png 768w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.8-1536x500.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1557px) 100vw, 1557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or you can allow port 5000 from the inbound rules<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51914 size-full\" title=\"Allow port 5000\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.9.png\" alt=\"Allow port 5000\" width=\"1470\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.9.png 1470w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.9-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.9-1024x357.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.9-768x268.png 768w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.9-900x313.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1470px) 100vw, 1470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Add Public IP<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51913 size-full\" title=\"Add Public IP\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.10.png\" alt=\"Add Public IP\" width=\"1368\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.10.png 1368w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.10-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.10-1024x133.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Step-8.10-768x100.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the cafe_app\/ folder, run:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">python3 app.py<\/code><button class=\"copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/pre>\n<div class=\"main-tooltip-btn\"><a class=\"tooltip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/application\/python-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"tooltip-btn\">Python Hosting <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right-long\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Open http:\/\/your-server-ip:5000 in your browser.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51916 size-full\" title=\"Run python3 app.py\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last-2.png\" alt=\"Run python3 app.py\" width=\"1135\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last-2.png 1135w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last-2-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last-2-1024x204.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last-2-768x153.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1135px) 100vw, 1135px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51917 size-full\" title=\"Cafe Menu\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.1.png\" alt=\"Cafe Menu\" width=\"865\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.1.png 865w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.1-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.1-768x211.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51918 size-full\" title=\"Add New Item\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.2.png\" alt=\"Add New Item\" width=\"506\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.2.png 506w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.2-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51919 size-full\" title=\"Cafe Menu\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.3.png\" alt=\"Cafe Menu\" width=\"806\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.3.png 806w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.3-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.3-768x263.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51920 size-full\" title=\"Edit Item\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.4.png\" alt=\"Edit Item\" width=\"1065\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.4.png 1065w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.4-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.4-1024x233.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.4-768x175.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51921 size-full\" title=\"Delete Item\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.5.png\" alt=\"Delete Item\" width=\"1474\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.5.png 1474w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.5-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.5-1024x371.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.5-768x278.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ack-article-image aligncenter wp-image-51922 size-full\" title=\"Cafe Menu\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.7.png\" alt=\"Cafe Menu\" width=\"967\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.7.png 967w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.7-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/last.7-768x569.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52879,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-51887","faq","type-faq","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","faq_topics-paas","faq_topics-create-a-rest-api-with-flask","faq_topics-kb","faq_topics-product-documentation","faq_topics-python-hosting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.10 (Yoast SEO v24.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to 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