gruberchris / go-jwt

This is a quick tutorial on how to create a simple RESTful API using Go. The API will use JWT for authentication and demonstrate route authorization.

Go API With JWT Auth Example

This is a quick tutorial on how to create a simple RESTful API using Go. The API will use JWT for authentication and demonstrate route authorization.

Dependencies

• Gin - HTTP web framework
• Gorm - ORM
• Go-mysql-driver - MySQL driver
• JWT - JWT authentication
• Godotenv - Environment variables

Compile Daemon for Go

go get github.com/githubnemo/CompileDaemon
go install github.com/githubnemo/CompileDaemon

Run

First use the build script in the Makefile to build the binary. Then, it may be launched for development by using the following script in the shell:

CompileDaemon --command="./bin/go-jwt"

Alternatively, the binary may be launched directly:

./bin/go-jwt

or by using the run script in the Makefile:

make run