Show HN: Gridtalk - Leave comments anywhere on Earth (Flask + MapTiler)
gridtalk.xyzI've created a Flask app that allows users to add and view comments tied to specific locations on a map. Here is how it works
1. Users can browse a world map and leave comments at any location.
2. Comments become visible when a user's cursor is within 50m of the comment's coordinates
3. Ideal for sharing local insights, tourist tips, restaurant recommendations, etc. It's also ideal for shitposting.
I built this over the course of a few hours as demo to help me learn to how deploy a flask application using digital ocean droplets. I have listed the tech stack below
- SQLite
- Flask
- AlpineJS
- Digital ocean droplet.
- MapTiler
It's missing SSL so I will fix that at some point as I want to figure out how to do that. Bot protection would also be good to figure out as well as a better system for displaying comments. Overall droplets are a nice way to deploy stuff and much cheaper than using Vercel(Nothing new there!)