Overview A Go backend template organized into router, controller, usecase, repository and domain layers. It ships signup, login, refresh-token, profile and task endpoints on Gin, with MongoDB storage, JWT access and refresh tokens, bcrypt hashing and Viper .env configuration. Unit tests use Testify with Mockery-generated mocks. It has no AI features.
Who it is for: Go developers who want a layered REST API starter with JWT auth
Strengths Clear layer separation behind interfaces, so usecases and repositories are mockable in tests JWT middleware with access and refresh token flow already implemented Runs with go run or docker-compose; API served on port 8080 Postman API docs and curl examples for every endpoint Weaknesses Only MongoDB is supported; other databases need a rewritten repository layer Small example domain: users and tasks only, no billing or roles Test coverage is thin; README lists more test cases as a TODO No tagged releases What it needs no GPU Docker + Compose Needs MongoDB, Go, Docker (optional) port 8080 Also in Backends, databases and hosting Rank Project Score 1 appwrite Self-hostable backend with auth, databases, storage, functions, messaging and hosting (opens in a new tab) 94 out of 100 score 2 dokploy Self-hosted PaaS for deploying apps and databases across Docker Swarm nodes (opens in a new tab) 85 out of 100 score 3 dokku Self-hosted mini-Heroku PaaS that deploys apps with git push 77 out of 100 score # 4pocketbase Go backend with embedded SQLite, auth, file storage and admin UI 76 out of 100 score # 5spacetimedb Relational database that runs your app logic as modules and syncs clients live 75 out of 100 score
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