Dev tools · September 22, 2024
Gridtalk - Leave comments anywhere on Earth (Flask + MapTiler)
I've created a Flask app that allows users to add and view comments tied to specific locations on a map. Here is how it works 1. Users can browse a world map and leave comments at any location. 2. Comments become visible when a user's cursor is within 50m of the comment's coordinates 3. Ideal for sharing local insights, tourist tips, restaurant recommendations, etc. It's also ideal for shitposting. I built this over the course of a few hours as demo to help me learn to how deploy a flask application using digital ocean droplets. I have listed the tech stack below - SQLite - Flask - AlpineJS…
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Gridtalk is a Flask-based web application that lets users leave location-based comments on an interactive world map. Comments appear when users move their cursor within 50 meters of a comment's coordinates, making it useful for sharing local recommendations, travel tips, or community observations. Built with Flask, SQLite, and MapTiler, the app demonstrates how to deploy applications on cloud infrastructure and provides a simple way for distributed users to annotate geographic locations with text.
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I've created a Flask app that allows users to add and view comments tied to specific locations on a map. Here is how it works 1. Users can browse a world map and leave comments at any location. 2. Comments become visible when a user's cursor is within 50m of the comment's coordinates 3. Ideal for sharing local insights, tourist tips, restaurant recommendations, etc. It's also ideal for shitposting. I built this over the course of a few hours as demo to help me learn to how deploy a flask application using digital ocean droplets. I have listed the tech stack below - SQLite - Flask - AlpineJS - Digital ocean droplet. - MapTiler It's missing SSL so I will fix that at some point as I want to figure out how to do that. Bot protection would also be good to figure out as well as a better system for displaying comments. Overall droplets are a nice way to deploy stuff and much cheaper than using Vercel(Nothing new there!)
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