Go API + PostgreSQL boilerplate

Compiled Go HTTP API with a Postgres database. One click generates a complete, runnable bootstrap — docker-compose, Makefile, Dockerfile, CI and more.

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The stack

Go 1.26 PostgreSQL 5432

docker-compose.yml preview

# docker-compose.yml — generated by Stacktora
services:
  server:
    image: golang:1.26-alpine
    command: go run ./cmd/server
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    env_file: [ .env ]
  postgres:
    image: postgres:18-alpine
    ports:
      - "5432:5432"

What you get

docker-compose.ymlMakefileDockerfileREADME.md.env.example.gitignore.dockerignore.github/workflows/ci.yml.tool-versions.editorconfigProcfile … and more

Quickstart

# clone, then one command to a running stack
git clone … && cd server
$ make setup   # install toolchain + deps, build images
$ make dev     # boot the full stack
# → server live at localhost:8080

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