go-pos

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Simple RESTful Point of Sale (POS) Service API written in Go using Gin web framework, PostgreSQL database, and Redis cache. Proof of concept of implementing Hexagonal Architecture in Go.

  • .air.toml
  • .dockerignore
  • .env.example
  • .gitignore
  • .golangci.yml
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • docker-compose.yml
  • Dockerfile
  • go.mod
  • go.sum
  • LICENSE
  • README.md
  • schema.dbml
  • Taskfile.yml

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/bagashiz/go-pos

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd go-pos

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Docker

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker compose up -d --build

Builds and starts all defined containers (server, database, etc.) at once, in the background.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

3. Go

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Go The Go compiler and toolchain.
go build ./...

Compiles the Go program into an executable.

go run .

Runs the Go program directly without a separate build step.

βœ… If the build finishes without errors, it worked. If you used go run ., check the terminal output.
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