GoWeb 🌐

GoWeb is a simple Go web framework that aims to only use the standard library. The overall file structure and development flow is inspired by larger frameworks like Laravel. It is partially ready for smaller projects if you are fine with getting your hands dirty, but I plan on having it ready to go for more serious projects when it hits version 2.0.

Current features 🚀

Routing/controllers
Templating
Simple database migration system
Built in REST client
CSRF protection
Middleware
Minimal user login/registration + sessions
Config file handling
Scheduled tasks
Entire website compiles into a single binary (~10mb) (excluding env.json)
Minimal dependencies (just standard library, postgres driver, and experimental package for bcrypt)

When to use 🙂

You need to build a dynamic web application with persistent data
You need to build a dynamic website using Go and need a good starting point
You need to build an API in Go and don't know where to start
Pretty much any use-case where you would use Laravel, Django, or Flask

When not to use 🙃

You need a static website (see Hugo)
You need a simple blog (see Hugo)
You need a simple site for your projects' documentation (see Hugo)

How to use 🤔

Clone
Delete the git folder, so you can start tracking in your own repo
Run go get to install dependencies
Copy env_example.json to env.json and fill in the values
Run go run main.go to start the server
Rename the occurences of "GoWeb" to your app name
Start building your app!
When you see useful changes to GoWeb you'd like in your project copy them over

How to contribute 👨‍💻

Open an issue on GitHub if you find a bug or have a feature request.
Email me a patch if you want to contribute code.
- Please include a good description of what the patch does and why it is needed, also include how you want to be credited in the commit message.

License and disclaimer 😤

You are free to use this project under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE for more details.
You and you alone are responsible for the security and everything else regarding your application.
It is not required, but I ask that when you use this project you give me credit by linking to this repository.
I also ask that when releasing self-hosted or other end-user applications that you release it under the GPLv3 license. This too is not required, but I would appreciate it.

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