# Blog Application with Kubernetes

This project deploys a simple blog application with Flask and PostgreSQL on Kubernetes.

## Application Features

- Create and publish blog articles with title and content
- View all articles in a responsive interface
- Delete articles with a single click
- Persistent storage for database content

## Architecture

The application consists of:
- Flask web application for creating and deleting blog articles
- PostgreSQL database to store the articles
- Kubernetes deployment for orchestration and scaling

## Technologies Used

- **Frontend**: HTML, CSS, Flask Templates
- **Backend**: Python, Flask
- **Database**: PostgreSQL
- **Container**: Docker
- **Orchestration**: Kubernetes, Minikube

## Deployment Instructions

### Prerequisites
- Docker
- Minikube
- kubectl

### Step 1: Preparation
Run the preparation script to create the namespace and build the Docker image:
```
chmod +x prepare-app.sh
./prepare-app.sh
```

### Step 2: Deployment
Launch the application with:
```
chmod +x start-app.sh
./start-app.sh
```

### Step 3: Access the Application
Get the application URL with:
```
minikube service blog-app-service -n myapp-namespace --url
```
Open this URL in your browser to access the blog application.

### Step 4: Shutdown
When finished, clean up all resources with:
```
chmod +x stop-app.sh
./stop-app.sh
```