go-rest-api

[Note: This repo is under progress]

The aim of this project is to create template layout and project for getting started wit REST API development using golang.

packages used:

1. For database: postgres
2. For database connection & handling: gorm
3. For logging: logrus
4. For api development: gorilla

Requirement for application:

1. Linux system
2. Docker
3. golang 1.19 version

How to run application on local setup?

1. create docker container for DB using following command.

docker run --name some-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres -p 5432:5432 -d postgres

2. Export following environment variables.

export DB_USERNAME=postgres
export DB_PASSWORD=postgres
export DB_HOST=localhost
export DB_PORT=5432
export DB_TABLE=postgres

3. execute below command to start the application.

go run cmd/server/main.go