🏨 QuickStay - Hotel Booking Application

A full-featured hotel booking web application built with Flask, PostgreSQL, and Tailwind CSS. QuickStay allows users to browse rooms, make bookings, manage profiles, and provides an admin dashboard for hotel management.

📑 Table of Contents

Features
Tech Stack
Project Structure
Prerequisites
Getting Started
- Option 1: Docker (Recommended)
- Option 2: Manual Setup
Environment Variables
Database Setup
CI/CD Pipeline
Deployment
Screenshots
Contributing
License

✨ Features

User Features

🔐 Authentication — Register, Login, Logout with session management
🔑 Password Recovery — OTP-based password reset via email (Flask-Mail)
👤 Profile Management — View, edit profile, change password, delete account
📥 Data Export — Download personal data as JSON (privacy compliance)
🌙 Dark/Light Mode — Toggle between themes
📱 Fully Responsive — Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile

Security Features

🛡️ CSRF Protection — All forms protected with Flask-WTF
🔒 Password Hashing — Werkzeug security with salted hashes
🚫 Account Deactivation — Soft delete with password confirmation
⏱️ OTP Expiry — Time-limited OTP codes (10 minutes)

Admin Features

📊 Admin Dashboard — Manage users, rooms, and bookings
👥 User Management — View, block/unblock users

DevOps & CI/CD

🐳 Docker — Multi-stage Dockerfile with Docker Compose
🔄 Jenkins Pipeline — Automated CI/CD with auto-deploy
🔍 SonarQube — Code quality analysis
🛡️ Trivy — Container security scanning
🔎 OWASP — Dependency vulnerability check
🗄️ Auto Migrations — Database migrations on container startup

🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	Flask 3.1 (Python 3.11)
Database	PostgreSQL 15
ORM	SQLAlchemy + Flask-Migrate (Alembic)
Frontend	Tailwind CSS + Jinja2 Templates
Icons	Lucide Icons
Auth	Flask-Login + Flask-WTF (CSRF)
Email	Flask-Mail (SMTP/Gmail)
Containerization	Docker + Docker Compose
CI/CD	Jenkins Pipeline
Security Scanning	SonarQube, Trivy, OWASP Dependency-Check

📁 Project Structure

QuickStay/
│
├── app/
│ ├── init.py # App factory
│ ├── config.py # Configuration (dev/prod/test)
│ ├── utils.py # Helper functions
│ ├── extensions.py # Flask extensions initialization
│ │
│ ├── models/ # Database models
│ │ ├── init.py
│ │ ├── user.py # User model
│ │ ├── room.py # Room model
│ │ ├── booking.py # Booking model
│ │ └── review.py # Review model
│ │
│ ├── controllers/ # Route handlers (Blueprints)
│ │ ├── init.py
│ │ ├── auth_controller.py # Auth routes (login, register, etc.)
│ │ ├── main_controller.py # Public pages (home, about, etc.)
│ │ ├── booking_controller.py # Booking routes
│ │ ├── profile_controller.py # Profile management routes
│ │ └── admin/
│ │ ├── init.py
│ │ └── dashboard_controller.py # Admin dashboard
│ │
│ ├── templates/ # Jinja2 HTML templates
│ │ ├── base.html # Base layout
│ │ ├── auth/ # Auth pages
│ │ │ ├── login.html
│ │ │ ├── register.html
│ │ │ └── forgot-password.html
│ │ ├── main/ # Public pages
│ │ │ ├── home.html
│ │ │ ├── rooms.html
│ │ │ ├── about.html
│ │ │ ├── contact.html
│ │ │ └── faq.html
│ │ ├── profile/ # Profile pages
│ │ │ ├── view.html
│ │ │ ├── edit.html
│ │ │ └── change_password.html
│ │ ├── admin/ # Admin pages
│ │ └── extra/ # Error & legal pages
│ │ │ ├── 404.html
│ │ │ ├── 500.html
│ │ │ ├── privacy.html
│ │ │ └── terms.html
│ │
│ └── static/ # Static assets
│ ├── css/
│ ├── js/
│ └── images/
│
├── migrations/ # Database migrations (Alembic)
├── .env # Environment variables (dev)
├── .env.production # Environment variables (prod)
├── .dockerignore
├── .gitignore
├── deploy.sh # Deployment script
├── docker-compose.yml # Docker services
├── Dockerfile # Multi-stage Docker build
├── entrypoint.sh # Container startup script
├── Jenkinsfile # CI/CD pipeline
├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
└── run.py # Application entry point

📋 Prerequisites

For Docker Deployment (Recommended)

Docker (v20+)
Docker Compose (v2+)
Git

For Manual Setup

Python 3.11+
PostgreSQL 15+
Git
pip (Python package manager)

For CI/CD Pipeline

Jenkins (with Docker)
SonarQube Server
Trivy (installed on Jenkins server)
OWASP Dependency-Check (Jenkins plugin)

🚀 Getting Started

Option 1: Docker Deployment (Recommended)

Step 1: Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mananurrehman/quickstay.git
cd quickstay

Step 2: Create environment file

cp .env.example .env.production

Edit .env.production with your values:

# Flask
SECRET_KEY=your-super-secret-key-change-this
FLASK_ENV=production

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://quickstay_user:quickstay123@db:5432/quickstay

# Email (Gmail SMTP)
MAIL_SERVER=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USE_TLS=True
MAIL_USERNAME=your-email@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=your-gmail-app-password
MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER=your-email@gmail.com

Step 3: Create required directories

sudo mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/quickstay-data/postgres
sudo mkdir -p /home/ubuntu/quickstay-data/uploads

Step 4: Build and run

docker compose up -d --build

Step 5: Verify

# Check containers are running
docker compose ps

# Check logs
docker compose logs -f web

Step 6: Access the application

http://localhost:5000

Option 2: Manual Setup

Step 1: Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mananurrehman/quickstay.git
cd quickstay

Step 2: Create Virtual Environment

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv

# Activate it
# On Linux/Mac:
source venv/bin/activate

# On Windows:
venv\Scripts\activate

Step 3: Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Create environment file

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your values:

# Flask
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
FLASK_ENV=development
FLASK_DEBUG=True

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/quickstay

# Email (Gmail SMTP)
MAIL_SERVER=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USE_TLS=True
MAIL_USERNAME=your-email@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=your-gmail-app-password
MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER=your-email@gmail.com

Step 5: Setup PostgreSQL database

# Login to PostgreSQL
psql -U postgres

# Create database and user
CREATE DATABASE quickstay;
CREATE USER quickstay_user WITH PASSWORD 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE quickstay TO quickstay_user;
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Step 6: Run database migrations

# Initialize migrations (first time only)
flask db init

# Generate migration files
flask db migrate -m "Initial migration"

# Apply migrations
flask db upgrade

Step 7: Run the application

python run.py

Step 8: Access the application

http://localhost:5000

🔐 Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required	Default
SECRET_KEY	Flask secret key for sessions	✅	None
FLASK_ENV	Environment (development/production)	✅	development
FLASK_DEBUG	Debug mode (True/False)	❌	False
DATABASE_URL	PostgreSQL connection string	✅	None
MAIL_SERVER	SMTP server address	✅	smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT	SMTP port	✅	587
MAIL_USE_TLS	Enable TLS	✅	True
MAIL_USERNAME	SMTP email address	✅	None
MAIL_PASSWORD	SMTP password/app password	✅	None
MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER	Default sender email	✅	None

Gmail App Password Setup

Go to Google Account Security
Enable 2-Step Verification
Go to App Passwords
Select app: Mail, device: Other (enter "QuickStay")
Copy the 16-character password
Use this as MAIL_PASSWORD in your .env

🗄️ Database Setup

Models Overview

Database Schema

┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐
│  Users   │────→│ Bookings │←────│  Rooms   │
│          │     │          │     │          │
│ id       │     │ id       │     │ id       │
│ username │     │ user_id  │     │ name     │
│ email    │     │ room_id  │     │ type     │
│ password │     │ check_in │     │ price    │
│ role     │     │ check_out│     │ status   │
└──────────┘     └──────────┘     └──────────┘
      │                                 │
      │          ┌──────────┐           │
      └─────────→│ Reviews  │←──────────┘
                 │          │
                 │ id       │
                 │ user_id  │
                 │ room_id  │
                 │ rating   │
                 │ comment  │
                 └──────────┘

Migration Commands

# Generate new migration after model changes
flask db migrate -m "Description of changes"

# Apply migrations
flask db upgrade

# Rollback last migration
flask db downgrade

# View migration history
flask db history

🔄 CI/CD Pipeline

Pipeline Architecture

GitHub Push
    ↓
Jenkins (Poll SCM - every 5 mins)
    ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Stage 1: Clone Repository         │
│  Stage 2: SonarQube Analysis       │
│  Stage 3: Trivy Security Scan      │
│  Stage 4: OWASP Dependency Check   │
│  Stage 5: Deploy to Staging        │
│  Stage 6: Verify Deployment        │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
    ↓
✅ App Live on Staging Server

Jenkins Setup Requirements

Tool	Purpose
SSH Agent Plugin	SSH into staging server
SonarQube Scanner	Code quality analysis
OWASP Dependency-Check	Vulnerability scanning
GitHub Integration	Repository integration

Jenkins Credentials Needed

Credential ID	Type	Purpose
oracle-vm-ssh-testuser	SSH Key	Access to staging server
SonarQube Token	Secret Text	SonarQube authentication

Pipeline Trigger

The pipeline uses Poll SCM to check for new commits:

Schedule: H/5 * * * *  (every 5 minutes)

🚢 Deployment

Docker Deployment Flow

docker compose up -d --build
         ↓
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│  PostgreSQL Container       │
│  - Health check passes      │
│  - Database ready           │
└──────────────┬──────────────┘
               ↓
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│  Flask App Container        │
│  1. Wait for database       │
│  2. Run migrations          │
│  3. Start Flask server      │
└─────────────────────────────┘
         ↓
   App live on port 5000

Useful Docker Commands

# Start all services
docker compose up -d --build

# Stop all services
docker compose down

# View running containers
docker compose ps

# View logs (live)
docker compose logs -f web

# View database logs
docker compose logs -f db

# Restart app only
docker compose restart web

# Rebuild app only
docker compose up -d --build web

# Enter app container
docker exec -it quickstay-web bash

# Enter database container
docker exec -it quickstay-db psql -U quickstay_user -d quickstay

Production Checklist

☐ Set strong SECRET_KEY (use: python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(32))")
☐ Set FLASK_ENV=production
☐ Set FLASK_DEBUG=False
☐ Configure real SMTP credentials
☐ Use strong database password
☐ Create data directories for volumes
☐ Setup firewall (allow only ports 5000, 22)
☐ Configure SSL/HTTPS (recommended)
☐ Setup regular database backups

📸 Screenshots

Home

Rooms

About

Contact

FAQ

Login

Register

Forgot-Password

🤝 Contributing

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch

git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature

Commit your changes

git commit -m "Add amazing feature"

Push to the branch

git push origin feature/amazing-feature

Open a Pull Request

Development Guidelines

Follow MVC architecture with Flask Blueprints
Use Tailwind CSS for styling (match existing design patterns)
Support dark mode in all templates
Add CSRF protection on all forms
Write responsive templates (mobile-first)
Use Lucide icons consistently

📄 Author/Developer

Manan ur Rehman

GitHub: @mananurrehman
LinkedIn: @mananurrehman

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tests		tests
.dockerignore		.dockerignore
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Jenkinsfile		Jenkinsfile
README.md		README.md
deploy.sh		deploy.sh
docker-compose.yml		docker-compose.yml
entrypoint.sh		entrypoint.sh
requirements.txt		requirements.txt
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🏨 QuickStay - Hotel Booking Application

📑 Table of Contents

✨ Features

User Features

Security Features

Admin Features

DevOps & CI/CD

🛠️ Tech Stack

📁 Project Structure

📋 Prerequisites

For Docker Deployment (Recommended)

For Manual Setup

For CI/CD Pipeline

🚀 Getting Started

Option 1: Docker Deployment (Recommended)

Option 2: Manual Setup

🔐 Environment Variables

Gmail App Password Setup

🗄️ Database Setup

Models Overview

Database Schema

Migration Commands

🔄 CI/CD Pipeline

Pipeline Architecture

Jenkins Setup Requirements

Jenkins Credentials Needed

Pipeline Trigger

🚢 Deployment

Docker Deployment Flow

Useful Docker Commands

Production Checklist

📸 Screenshots

Home

Rooms

About

Contact

FAQ

Login

Register

Forgot-Password

🤝 Contributing

Development Guidelines

📄 Author/Developer

Manan ur Rehman

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