🧑‍💻 MelaScan Setup Guide (Windows)

1. Create & Activate Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\Activate

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2 . Install Requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

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3. Configure Environment

• Make sure .env exists in the project folder.
• It should include:

  FLASK_APP=app
  FLASK_ENV=development
  SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
  SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=sqlite:///mela.db
  UPLOAD_FOLDER=uploads

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4. Run Database Migrations

flask db upgrade

First-time setup:

flask db init
flask db migrate -m "Initial"
flask db upgrade