The aim of this project is to allow user to host a personal
portfolio in Google App Engine Server in Python just with
basic knowledge of app engine and python.
Copyright (C) 2014 Suman Saurabh
info@suman-saurabh.appspot.com

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My Portfolio

Introduction

The aim of this project is to allow user to host a personal portfolio in Google App Engine Server in Python just with basic knowledge of app engine and python.

Features

1. Allows you to host any type of static website content on app engine server. For dynamic website, good knowledge of app engine and python is required. It's not even better to host a paid website in Google app engine when other better services are available.

2. App-engine has mail forwarding facility so a custom email address can be set up to send and recieve emails. Form submisson page in the /templates/index.html submits the query using the 'Google email address' signed in by visitor. On submitting the query, a computerised notification email sent will be sent to the visitor and query details will be sent to owner.

Customization

Customize your app engine to suit your profile. Nothing more is required, just change the mailing details from the files shown:

#app.yaml -> this file is required for running app engine
    'application: harry-potter-website' change it to your website name.
    'url: /_ah/mail/info@.*harry-potter\.appspotmail\.com' replace 'harry-potter' to your website name.

#controllerhandle.py -> takes the get and post request from the server
    Change the basic mailing details, documentation has been given for the things to change.
    eg. sender = "\"Harry Potter\" <info@harry-potter.appspotmail.com>" to sender="mail@yourwesbite.appspotmail.com" and others.

#mailredirector.py -> Redirects the mail sent to website to its owner.
    Change the basic mailing details and everything is complete

Workflow

1. Get the basic Google app engine setup - Python 2.7 framework on the system.

2. Create a server in http://appengine.google.com/ and provide the website name, this name should be same as in app.yaml file
   eg. server name is saucy-salamander
   write the same in app.yaml file
   application: saucy-salamander

3. Run the command: ' appcfg.py --oauth2 update <folder_location> ' to deploy on google app engine server</folder_location>

4. To deploy on localhost: 'dev_appserver.py <folder_location>'</folder_location>