Send Email Flask Python API App

This is a simple Flask Python API app that is used to learn how to create resources in Azure and deploy a Flask Python API app to Azure App Service.

It is used to send emails to a list of email addresses.

Prerequisites

• Azure CLI - install and login to Azure CLI
  • Validate you have an azure subscription
• Python 3.12
• Windows

Setup (Windows)

1. Clone the repository
2. Run .\setup-venv.bat from the devops folderto create a virtual environment and install the dependencies
3. Create .env file in the root of the repository with the following content:

   FLASK_APP=src.app:create_app()
   SMTP_SERVER=smtp.gmail.com
   SMTP_PORT=587
   SMTP_USERNAME=(gmail address)
   SMTP_PASSWORD= (gmail app password)
   TEST_TO_EMAIL= (email address to send test email to)
   

4. Make sure venv is activated and run app locally by running flask run in the root of the repository
5. Create .\config.bat in the devops folder using the template in devops/config.template.bat
6. Run .\create-resources.bat in the devops folder to create the Azure resources
7. Run .\set-email-config.bat in the devops folder to set the email configuration
8. Run .\deploy-webapp.bat in the devops folder to deploy the app to Azure App Service
9. Login to Azure Portal and validate the resources were created and the app is running

Endpoints

• Main: /
• Send Test Email: /email/send-test