CVWO Assignment Backend

Getting Started

Installing Go

Download and install Go by following the instructions here.

Running the app

1. Fork this repo.

2. Clone your forked repo.

3. Open your terminal and navigate to the directory containing your cloned project.

4. Install dependencies

   You can install necessary Go packages via:

   go mod tidy

5. Set Up PostgreSQL Locally

   If you don't have PostgreSQL installed, download and install it from here.

   After installing, you can create a local PostgreSQL database and user as follows:

• Start the PostgreSQL server
  Run the following command to start the PostgreSQL server (adjust the command based on your OS and PostgreSQL installation):

  pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start  # Example for macOS

• Access the PostgreSQL command line

  Enter the following command:

  psql postgres

• Create a new database and user

  Run the following SQL commands to create a new database and user:

  CREATE DATABASE forumflow;
  CREATE USER yourusername WITH PASSWORD 'yourpassword';
  ALTER ROLE yourusername SET client_encoding TO 'utf8';
  ALTER ROLE yourusername SET default_transaction_isolation TO 'read committed';
  ALTER ROLE yourusername SET timezone TO 'UTC';
  GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE forumflow TO yourusername;

6. Configure .env file

   Create a .env file in the root of the backend folder if it doesn't already exist.

   Set the DATABASE_URL variable to your local database credentials:

   DATABASE_URL=postgres://yourusername:yourpassword@localhost:5432/forumflow?sslmode=disable

   Note: Replace yourusername and yourpassword with the credentials you used to set up the database. If you're using a different host or port, make sure to adjust the URL accordingly.

7. Run the backend

   Start the Go backend server:

   go run cmd/server/main.go

   Your backend should now be running at http://localhost:10000