This code is part of an Amazon ElastiCache Tutorial


1. Install dependencies:

    $ pip3 install -r requirements.txt


2. Configure environment variables:

    # Use the name of the example you want to run.
    $ export FLASK_APP=example-1.py

    # Replace the value with a random string.
    $ export SECRET_KEY=some_secret_string

    # Replace the hostname with the endpoint of your ElastiCache instance.
    $ export REDIS_URL=redis://hostname:6379/


3.  Start the server on port 5000:

    $ flask run -h 0.0.0.0 -p 5000