feat: scaffold gold_monitor web hub, API, PM2 deploy and docs

app/factory.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from flask import Flask
+
+from app.config import Config
+from app.db import init_db, seed_if_empty
+from app.routes import register_routes
+
+
+def create_app() -> Flask:
+    app = Flask(__name__, template_folder="templates", static_folder="static")
+    app.config.from_object(Config)
+    app.secret_key = Config.SECRET_KEY
+
+    init_db()
+    seed_if_empty()
+    register_routes(app)
+    return app