Forum Project

A lightweight web forum built with Go, SQLite, and HTML templates (with CSS and JavaScript).
This project uses Docker for easy setup and deployment.

Features

• Go backend with clean architecture
• SQLite database (default, but configurable)
• HTML templates for server-side rendering
• Static assets (CSS & JS)
• Configurable via environment variables
• Ready for Docker build & run

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Project Structure

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├── backend/             # Go backend source code
│   ├── cmd/             # Application entry point
│   ├── internal/        # Internal packages
│   └── …
├── web/
│   ├── static/          # CSS, JS, images
│   └── templates/       # HTML templates
├── Dockerfile
└── README.md

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Database ER Diagram

Environment Variables

Variable	Default Value	Description
SERVER_PORT	8080	Server port
STATIC_DIR	./web/static	Path to static files
TEMPLATE_DIR	./web/templates	Path to templates
STATIC_PATH	./../frontend/static	Frontend static path
TEMPLATE_PATH	./../frontend/templates	Frontend template path
DATABASE_DRIVER	sqlite3	Database driver
DB_PATH	./../backend/forum.db	Path to database file
PROVIDER	sqlite	DB provider
COOKIE_NAME	session_id	Session cookie name

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Building & Running with Docker

1. Build the image

docker build -t forum-app .

2. Run the container

docker run -d \
  --name forum-container \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  -e SERVER_PORT=8080 \
  -e DB_PATH="./forum.db" \
  forum-app

Accessing the Container

To enter the running container:

docker exec -it forum-container sh

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Development (without Docker)

go run ./backend/cmd/main.go

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.