GuestBook

This is a GuestBook for edmateo.site. It's only a shitty REST API

Technologies

1. GoLang
2. PostgreSQL

Deployment

1. Create a Database

Create a PostgreSQL database for storing guestbook entries:

su -c "createuser --pwprompt guestbook" postgres
su -c "psql -c 'CREATE DATABASE guestbook OWNER guestbook;'" postgres

2. Clone the Repository

Clone this repo to your server:

git clone https://github.com/ImnotEdMateo/guestbook.git

3. Build the Project

Navigate to the project directory and build the binary:

cd guestbook/
go build ./cmd/main

After building, you should see a main binary in the project root.

4. Create a Systemd Service

To manage the application as a service, create a Systemd service file:

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/guestbook.service

Add the following content to the file:

[Unit]
Description=GuestBook
After=network.target

[Service]
Environment=DB_HOST=yourhost
Environment=DB_USER=guestbook
Environment=DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
Environment=DB_NAME=guestbook
Environment=DB_PORT=yourpostgresport
User=root
Type=simple
Restart=always
ExecStart=/absoulte/path/to/your/binary/main

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

5. Reload and Start the Service

Reload the Systemd daemon and start the GuestBook service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start guestbook

6. Access the API

Open your browser and navigate to your server’s address on port 3000. You should see an empty JSON response, indicating the API is running.