Capstone Project Handbook

This handbook walks you through the full project workflow, from preparing your environment to building, securing, and deploying your Flask application. Use this page as a quick guide to find the chapter you need.

Chapters

• Chapter 0: Getting Started
  Learn how to use the handbook, set up Python, and prepare your development environment correctly.

• Chapter 1: Creating Flask Apps
  Build your first Flask application and understand the basic structure of a simple web app.

• Chapter 2: MySQL Database Setup
  Install and set up MySQL locally.

• Chapter 3: Database Integration in Flask Apps
  Connect your Flask project to a database for storing application data.

• Chapter 4: CRUD Operations with Forms and Requests
  Create pages and routes for adding, viewing, editing, and deleting data with forms and HTTP requests.

• Chapter 5: Authentication and Access Control
  Add login functionality, manage user sessions, and control access to protected parts of the app.

• Chapter 6: AWS RDS Database Setup
  Prepare a managed MySQL database in AWS so your project can use a cloud-hosted data source.

• Chapter 7: Deploying to AWS EC2
  Launch an EC2 server and deploy your Flask application so it can run online.