Web Forum

Reddit-like web forum with a React (TypeScript) frontend and a Go (Gin) backend.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+ and npm
• Go 1.21+
• PostgreSQL (local or hosted)

Repository Structure

• frontend/ - React + Vite app
• backend/ - Go API server

Backend Setup

1. Create backend/.env:

PORT=3000 # or port of your choice
SECRET=<Secret> # JWT secret
DB_URI=<SUPABASE_SESSION_POOLER_CONN_STRING>
# Ex: DB_URI=postgresql://<user>:[YOUR-PASSWORD]@host:<port>/<database>

2. Run database migrations:

cd backend

go run migrate/migrate.go

3. Start the API server:

cd backend

go run main.go

The server will start on the default Gin port (usually :8080).

Frontend Setup

1. Install dependencies:

cd frontend

npm install

2. Create frontend/.env:

VITE_BACKEND_URL=<BACKEND_URL>

3. Start the dev server:

cd frontend

npm run dev

For more details on linting and building go to the README in the frontend folder

Notes

• API routes are listed in backend/README.md.
• The frontend API client is configured in frontend/src/auth/client.ts.
• CORS is configured in backend/main.go for local and deployed frontend origins.