# hack4impact/flask-base

A simple Flask boilerplate app with SQLAlchemy, Redis, User Authentication, and more.

Repository: https://github.com/hack4impact/flask-base
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flask-base
Homepage: http://hack4impact.github.io/flask-base
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: flask, redis, sqlalchemy, boilerplate, database, user-management, authentication, python3
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-03-21T18:09:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4001, "days_push": 895, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3060, forks 479 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:41.118474+00:00)

## What it is
A Flask application template with pre-built boilerplate code including user authentication, permissions management, SQLAlchemy database integration, and Redis-backed background tasks. It provides a ready-to-extend starting point for building Python web applications.

## Use cases
- start a new flask web app quickly
- flask project with user authentication and roles
- boilerplate with sqlalchemy and redis
- template for building a python web application
- flask app with email and background task support
- kickstart a flask app with admin panel

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included Flask starting point with auth, forms, and database setup already wired
- you need user and permission management out of the box
- you want Redis queue-based async tasks in a Flask app

## When to avoid
- you need a modern async framework or microservices architecture
- you prefer FastAPI, Django, or another stack
- you need actively evolving features rather than a stable template

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: auth, orm, caching, email, web-framework, boilerplate
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: flask, sqlalchemy, redis, user-management, blueprints, starter-template, boilerplate, web-server

## Member repositories
- hack4impact/flask-base (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.118474+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 2026-08-30T08:31:33.516215+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hack4impact/flask-base (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.118474+00:00, sha 33b5d245b5d5)
  - homepage: http://hack4impact.github.io/flask-base (fetched 2026-08-29T09:43:44.502231+00:00, sha 90493a549e37)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.