Golang REST API Project

This is the simple Golang project that covers basic API functionalities like authentication, send verification code, middleware etc.

Topics Covered

• Golang, Gin & GORM JWT Authentication
• JWT Authentication Example with Golang and GORM
• Generate the Private and Public Keys
• Load and Validate the Environment Variables
• Create the Database Models with GORM
• Run the Database Migration with GORM
• Hash and Verify the Passwords with Bcrypt
• Sign and Verify the RS256 JSON Web Tokens
  • Function to Generate the Tokens
  • Function to Verify the Tokens
• Create the Authentication Route Controllers
  • Register User Controller
  • Login User Controller
  • Refresh Access Token Controller
  • Logout Controller
• Create a Middleware Guard
• Create a User Controller
  • Authentication Routes
  • User Routes
• Add the Routes to the Gin Middleware Stack
• Forgot and reset password
• Role based route using middlewares

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Generate env file

cp app.env.example app.env

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Generate Private and Public Keys

• Generate private and public keys from HERE
• Copy the key andnavigate HERE to convert it into base64 string
• Assign the values to respective keys in app.env file

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Migrate the database

go run migrate/migrate.go

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Run the project

go run cmd/*

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