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A backend example written in Go and the Gin web framework. The project includes a Dockerfile and Kubernetes configurations for deployment.

This project serves as a simple backend example. It is built using the Go programming language with the Gin web framework, Dockerized and orchestrated using K8s, and delpoyed to AWS ECS. This backend utilizes a Vercel-hosted PostgreSQL database, and Gorm is employed for managing database services. The project also includes a Makefile for running common commands, VS Code extensions for enhancing the development experience, and a CI/CD workflow for automating the development process. The Postman API documentation is also included.

1. Installation
2. Configuration
3. Usage
4. Middlewares
   • Auth Middleware
   • Logger Middleware
5. Kubernetes
6. Makefile
7. VS Code Extensions
8. CI/CD Workflow
9. API Documentation
10. Contributing
11. License
12. Acknowledgments

Follow these steps to set up the project locally.

• Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/baimamboukar/go-gin-docker-k8s.git

• Navigate to the project directory

cd go-gin-docker-k8s

make install

The project uses environment variables for configuration. Copy the provided .env.example file to .env and update the values accordingly.

cp .env.example .env.local
# Update .env file with appropriate values

Run the following command to start the application locally.

make run

• Auth Middleware
• Logger Middleware

kubectl apply -f kubernetes/

The API documentation is done using Postman.

Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open a pull request or branch from this project.

This project is licensed under the MIT LICENSE