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+FLASK_APP=core.app
+FLASK_DEBUG=True
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+from flask import Flask, render_template, Response
+
+app = Flask(__name__, template_folder="../ui/templates/")
+app.config["SECRET_KEY"] = "j9573-4952-9029-1034"
+
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    """
+    Home page of the platform
+    
+    Contains a list of some of the streams that are currently live and the most popular categories.
+    """
+
+    return render_template('index.html')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(debug=True)
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-FLASK_APP=app.py
-FLASK_DEBUG=True
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-from flask import Flask, render_template, Response
-
-app = Flask(__name__)
-
-@app.route('/')
-def index():
-    # Main page for the live stream
-    return render_template('index.html')
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run(debug=True)
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