Authentication Service in Go

This is a simple experimental authentication service built in Go. It includes functionalities such as user registration, login, and viewing all users.

Requirements

• Go (v1.16 or later)
• Postgres

Environment Variables

You need to set the following environment variables for database configuration and security:

• DB_HOST: The hostname of your Postgres database.
• DB_PORT: The port number where your Postgres is running.
• DB_USER: The username of your Postgres database.
• DB_PASSWORD: The password of your Postgres database.
• DB_NAME: The name of your Postgres database.
• SECRET_KEY: The secret key used for session cookies.

You can set these variables in a .env file at the root of your project.

Running the Project

1. Make sure you have created your database locally:

2. Run the Go server in the terminal:

go run cmd/server/main.go

This will start the server on localhost:8080.