# gothinkster/golang-gin-realworld-example-app

Exemplary real world application built with Golang + Gin

Repository: https://github.com/gothinkster/golang-gin-realworld-example-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/golang-gin-realworld-example-app
Homepage: https://realworld.io
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: gin, golang, crud, todolist, todomvc, gorm, go, gin-mvc, example, best-practices, best, practice, rest, restful, api, jwt, starter, boilerplate, sample, realworld
Last push: 2026-08-08T23:17:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3257, "days_push": 25, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2715, forks 542 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:12.060499+00:00)

## What it is
A RealWorld-spec reference implementation of a Medium.com clone backend built with Go and the Gin web framework, using GORM and JWT authentication. It demonstrates CRUD operations, auth, routing, and pagination as a learning resource and starter boilerplate.

## Use cases
- learn how to build a REST API with Go and Gin
- example of JWT authentication in a Go web app
- starter boilerplate for a Gin + GORM backend
- see how to structure a Gin MVC project
- compare RealWorld implementations across frameworks
- reference for pagination and CRUD patterns in Go
- study a spec-compliant Medium clone backend

## When to choose
- you want a well-maintained, spec-compliant example of Gin best practices
- you need a starting point for a Go REST API with JWT auth and GORM
- you learn best from reading a complete real-world codebase

## When to avoid
- you need a production application rather than a reference example
- you want a frontend or fullstack app (this is backend-only)
- you use a framework other than Gin or a language other than Go

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, auth, orm, api-framework, routing, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, tutorials, apis
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: realworld, gin, example-app, boilerplate, jwt, rest-api, crud, gorm, medium-clone, reference-implementation, web-server

## Member repositories
- gothinkster/golang-gin-realworld-example-app (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:12.060499+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:15:30.550306+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gothinkster/golang-gin-realworld-example-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:12.060499+00:00, sha 3305ada8b937)
  - homepage: https://realworld.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:58:25.257590+00:00, sha b277ff89d0e7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.