# cookiecutter-flask/cookiecutter-flask

A flask template with Bootstrap, asset bundling+minification with webpack, starter templates, and registration/authentication. For use with cookiecutter.

Repository: https://github.com/cookiecutter-flask/cookiecutter-flask
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cookiecutter-flask
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cookiecutter, flask, python, bootstrap, webpack, hacktoberfest, cookiecutter-flask
Last push: 2025-12-02T04:56:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 55, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4765, "days_push": 274, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4722, forks 772 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:57.531187+00:00)

## What it is
A Cookiecutter project template that scaffolds a production-ready Flask web application with Bootstrap 5, webpack asset bundling, and user registration/authentication. It generates a complete starter codebase following Flask best practices like blueprints and the application factory pattern.

## Use cases
- scaffold a new flask web app with authentication
- bootstrap a flask project with webpack and bootstrap
- generate a flask starter template with user registration and login
- create a flask app with sqlalchemy and migrations preconfigured
- start a flask project with pytest tests included
- quickly spin up a flask app ready for heroku deployment

## When to choose
- starting a new Flask web application from scratch
- you want batteries-included auth, forms, and database setup out of the box
- you prefer conventional Flask patterns like blueprints and application factory

## When to avoid
- you already have an existing Flask codebase to integrate into
- you need a different frontend stack than Bootstrap/webpack
- you want an async framework like FastAPI instead of Flask

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, auth, templating, testing, build-tool
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools
- platform: python
- tags: cookiecutter, flask, bootstrap, webpack, project-template, scaffolding, sqlalchemy, flask-login, boilerplate, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- cookiecutter-flask/cookiecutter-flask (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.531187+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:31:24.609740+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cookiecutter-flask/cookiecutter-flask (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.531187+00:00, sha 07d261b4219e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.