🚀 Flask + Vue From A to Z Roadmap
1. Python Basics (if you don’t know yet)
- Variables, data types, functions, loops, conditionals
- Modules and packages
- Virtual environments (venv)
2. Flask Fundamentals
- Install Flask (pip install flask)
- Flask app structure basics
- Routing (defining URL endpoints)
- Request & response objects
- Templates with Jinja2 (optional for now, since Vue will handle frontend)
- Handling form data and JSON data
- Error handling
Resources:
- Flask official tutorial: https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/latest/tutorial/
- Flask Mega Tutorial by Miguel Grinberg: https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-
mega-tutorial-part-i-hello-world
3. Building a REST API with Flask
- Understand REST concepts (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
- Flask-RESTful or Flask’s @app.route with methods
- Serializing data to JSON
- Use Flask-CORS to allow cross-origin requests from Vue
- Testing API with Postman or curl
Resources:
- Flask REST API tutorial: https://flask-restful.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- Simple example: https://programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/creating-apis-with-
python-and-flask
4. Database Basics
- Basics of SQL and relational databases
- Using SQLite or PostgreSQL (SQLite good for local/dev)
- SQLAlchemy ORM with Flask (to map Python classes to DB tables)
- Migrations with Flask-Migrate (Alembic)
Resources:
- SQLAlchemy tutorial: https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/14/orm/tutorial.html
- Flask SQLAlchemy quickstart:
https://flask-sqlalchemy.palletsprojects.com/en/3.0.x/quickstart/
- Flask-Migrate docs: https://flask-migrate.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
5. Vue Fundamentals
- Install Node.js and npm/yarn
- Create Vue project with Vue CLI (npm create vue@latest)
- Understand Vue components, templates, directives
- Data binding, event handling
- Conditional rendering, lists
- Methods, computed properties
- Vue 3 Composition API basics or Options API
- Props and component communication
Resources:
- Official Vue 3 guide: https://vuejs.org/guide/introduction.html
- Vue 3 Composition API tutorial: https://vuejs.org/guide/extras/composition-api-faq.html
6. Frontend Fetching Data from Backend
- Use fetch or axios to call Flask API endpoints
- Display JSON data dynamically in Vue components
- Handle loading states and errors
Resources:
- Axios GitHub: https://github.com/axios/axios
- Vue Axios example: https://vuejs.org/guide/scaling-up/state-management.html#using-
axios
7. State Management & Routing in Vue
- Learn Vue Router for SPA navigation
- Learn Pinia (official Vue store) or Vuex for state management (optional if app grows
bigger)
Resources:
- Vue Router: https://router.vuejs.org/
- Pinia docs: https://pinia.vuejs.org/
8. Building the Dashboard UI
- Use CSS frameworks or UI libraries (BootstrapVue, Tailwind CSS, or Vuetify)
- Build tables, filter/search, pagination
- Integrate chart libraries (Chart.js, ApexCharts)
- Make it responsive for mobile
Resources:
- TailwindCSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
- BootstrapVue: https://bootstrap-vue.org/
- ApexCharts-Vue: https://apexcharts.com/docs/vue-charts/
9. User Authentication (Optional Advanced)
- Build login/logout/register API endpoints in Flask
- Handle JWT authentication or sessions
- Protect routes in Vue based on auth state
Resources:
- Flask JWT Extended: https://flask-jwt-extended.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
- Vue auth example: https://vuejs.org/guide/scaling-up/state-
management.html#authenticating-users
10. Deployment
- Deploy backend Flask API on Heroku, DigitalOcean, or Railway
- Deploy Vue frontend on Netlify, Vercel, or GitHub Pages
- Setup environment variables and production config
Resources:
- Deploy Flask on Heroku: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-
python
- Deploy Vue on Netlify: https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/get-started/
Extra Tips:
- Use Git and GitHub for version control
- Break down your project into small milestones
- Practice building small APIs and Vue components separately before combining
- Build a real project like a ticket dashboard for scraped data (your goal!)
