A Go (Gin) API Deployed in Five Steps

[julia-kafarska]

Full tutorial with screenshots: https://blog.light-cloud.com/tutorials/deploy-a-go-api

Deploy a Go API built with Gin to Light Cloud without a Dockerfile: go.mod and main.go at the root, PORT from the environment, GIN_MODE=release, JSON logs with a severity, and a quarter-second cold start.

Level: Beginner · Time: about 15 minutes · Plan: Free · Stack: Go, Gin, log/slog

Steps

• Step 1: Create the module
• Step 2: Write the API
• Step 3: Run it on your machine
• Step 4: Push it to GitHub
• Step 5: Deploy it
• Step 6: Use it

Source code: https://github.com/light-cloud-com/tutorial-go-gin-api

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