Added connection check to projects blueprint

blueprints/projects.py

@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@ class Blueprint(flask.Blueprint):
         self._apiKey = os.getenv('GITEA_TOKEN')
         self.giteaUID = None
 
+        try:
             r = requests.get(self.constructURL('/api/v1/user'), timeout=5)
 
             if r.ok:
                 self.giteaUID = r.json().get('id')
             else:
                 log.error('Cannot get Gitea user ID. This blueprint will not work.')
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            log.error('Failed to connect to Gitea server. This blueprint will not work.')
 
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)