Applications built while following the Go web development books by Alex Edwards.

A pastebin-style app for storing and viewing code snippets. Covers routing, handlers, SQL, HTML templating, middleware, form validation, session management, and security (CSRF, XSS, etc.).

• Stack: Go, MySQL, server-side templates
• Run: From snippetbox/, ensure MySQL is running and use the DSN for your DB, then:

  go run ./cmd/web

• Default: http://localhost:4000

A REST API for managing a movie catalog. Covers API design, JSON, PostgreSQL, migrations, rate limiting, CORS, background email, and deployment patterns.

• Stack: Go, PostgreSQL, optional Docker (Postgres + Mailpit)
• Run: From greenlight/:

  docker compose up -d   # Postgres + Mailpit
  go run ./cmd/api

• Default: API on the configured port (see cmd/api for flags); Mailpit at http://localhost:8025 when using Docker.

• Let's Go — Building web applications with Go
• Let's Go Further — Building APIs with Go
• Alex Edwards