Trivia Multiplayer

A web-based application developed using Go and HTMX. Players can engage in real-time trivia competitions with other players. The game boasts dynamic content updates and responsive design, ensuring an optimized user experience. Additionally, players have the ability to choose categories, modify game settings including timer duration and the number of questions, allowing for a customizable and immersive gameplay experience.

Demo

Check out the live demo Here. note that since this demo is hosted on a free version, it may take some time to start up initially.

Built with

• Go
• Templ
• Htmx
• Tailwind
• MongoDB

Getting Started

With Makefile

To run the application using the provided Makefile, you can follow these steps:

1. Ensure all prerequisites are met, including Go, Tailwind, Templ, and Air.

2. Make sure you have a .env file containing the necessary environment variables:

  WS_HOST=WebSocket host address. e.g connect:wss://exmple.com or connect:ws://localhost:8080
  DB_URL= Database URL.
  PORT= Port number.

With Docker

To run the application using Docker, you can follow these steps:

1. Build the Docker image:

   docker build -t trivia-multiplayer .

2. Run the Docker container, either supplying the .env file or using environment variables:

   Supplying .env file:

      docker run --env-file .env -p 8080:8080 trivia-multiplayer

   Using environment variables:

      docker run -e WS_HOST="wss://example.com" -e DB_URL="your_database_url" -e PORT="8080" -p 8080:8080 trivia-multiplayer