go-boilerplate
Go REST API boilerplate with module-based architecture, testcontainers integration, JWT auth, Redis caching and comprehensive testing
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Overview
This Go boilerplate provides a production-ready foundation for building REST APIs with clean layered architecture. It includes JWT authentication, PostgreSQL database integration with GORM, Redis caching, structured logging with zerolog, comprehensive testing support and middleware for CORS, request logging and health checks.
Features
modular-architecturejwt-authenticationhealth-checksrequest-loggingredis-cachingunit-testingintegration-testingcors-middlewarerecovery-middlewarerequest-id-trackingstructured-loggingenvironment-configurationrequest-validationdatabase-migrations
Feature Flags
authenticationblogpaymentsauthorizationapiDocscachinghealthChecksloggingtestingdockerenvironmentConfigurationrequestValidationcorsmiddleware
Recommended Use Cases
rest-api-developmentmicroservicesbackend-servicesscalable-applications
Frontend
None
Backend
go
Auth Providers
jwt
Deployment Targets
docker
Payment Providers
None
Quick Facts
⭐ Stars
44
🍴 Forks
10
🧾 License
mit
🔄 Active
Yes
🕒 Last Commit
2025-09-24T12:44:07Z
GitHub
Stack
Language
go
Database
postgresql, redis
Auth
jwt
ORM
gorm
Testing
testify, testcontainers
Monitoring
health-checks
Logging
zerolog
Data Layer
Databases
postgresql, redis
ORM
gorm
UI Stack
Developer Experience
Docker
Yes
Tests
Yes
Quickstart
Yes
env.example
Yes
Pricing
Classification
free
Selected
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Notes
Open source project with MIT license