This is the backend API for the Anker Tattoo & Piercing Studio platform. Built with Flask, it powers all authentication, database management, and artist CRUD operations.
- JWT Authentication (access + refresh tokens)
- Artist management (bio, profile image, social links, etc.)
- Admin-safe CRUD endpoints
- SQLite3 + SQLAlchemy
- Marshmallow schema validation
- Alembic (Flask-Migrate) for DB migrations
- Python 3.12+
- Flask
- Flask-JWT-Extended
- Flask-Migrate / Alembic
- SQLAlchemy ORM
- Marshmallow
- CORS enabled for React frontend
backend/
├── app.py
├── config.py
├── extensions.py
├── models.py
├── routes.py
├── auth/
│ ├── views.py
│ ├── helpers.py
├── instance/
│ └── anker_freiburg.db
├── migrations/
├── .env
├── .flaskenv
cd src
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
# First time
flask db init
flask db migrate -m "initial"
flask db upgrade
# Run
flask runPOST /auth/register
POST /auth/login
GET /artists
POST /artists
PUT /artists/:id
DELETE /artists/:id
All secured routes require Bearer token in Authorization header.
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=sqlite:///instance/anker_freiburg.db
JWT_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_here
FLASK_RUN_HOST=0.0.0.0
FLASK_RUN_PORT=5001