📖 Tutorial: Build a RESTful API on Go

Fiber, PostgreSQL, JWT and Swagger docs in isolated Docker containers.

👉 The full article is published on March 22, 2021, on Dev.to: https://dev.to/koddr/build-a-restful-api-on-go-fiber-postgresql-jwt-and-swagger-docs-in-isolated-docker-containers-475j

Quick start

1. Rename .env.example to .env and fill it with your environment values.
2. Install Docker and migrate tool for applying migrations.
3. Run project by this command:

make docker.run

# Process:
#   - Generate API docs by Swagger
#   - Create a new Docker network for containers
#   - Build and run Docker containers (Fiber, PostgreSQL)
#   - Apply database migrations (using github.com/golang-migrate/migrate)

4. Go to your API Docs page: 127.0.0.1:5000/swagger/index.html

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⚠️ License

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Building:

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/a-better-way-than-ldflags-to-add-a-build-version-to-your-go-binaries-2258ce419d2d

Windows:

$ set CGO_ENABLED=0 && go build -ldflags="-w -s -X 'main.version=1.0.1'" .