Backend

The backend of this project uses Python Flask to serve processed weather data.

It retrieves the weather data from https://openweathermap.org/

Project setup

The backend app is setup to run in a container using Docker. A Makefile has been setup to provide shortcuts to common commands.

1. Install Docker https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/
2. Build and run the development server make run

You should be able confirm things are working by checking the status of the server at http://localhost:5000/status.

Makefile commands

make run: Build the image and start the container

make stop: Stop and remove the container

make logs: Tail application logs

Full Makefile found here.