# learning-cloud-native-go/myapp

A production-grade microservice boilerplate featuring GORM, Goose, Swag, Zerolog, Validator.v10, GitOps, Kubernetes, Kustomize, ArgoCD & Istio.

Repository: https://github.com/learning-cloud-native-go/myapp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/myapp
Homepage: https://learning-cloud-native-go.github.io
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, docker, microservice, go, kubernetes, api, argocd, distroless, istio, kustomize, schema-migrations
Last push: 2026-08-30T17:04:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 100/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 100, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2588, "days_push": 3, "days_rel": 3, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1096, forks 79 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:03.667141+00:00)

## What it is
A production-grade Go microservice boilerplate that demonstrates building a containerized RESTful API server with the standard library net/http, Chi router, GORM, Goose migrations, Zerolog, Swag, and Validator. It includes GitOps deployment with ArgoCD, Kubernetes manifests via Kustomize, Istio service mesh, and distroless production images.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a production-ready Go REST API microservice
- learn cloud-native Go development with Kubernetes and GitOps
- set up a Go API with database migrations and OpenAPI docs
- template for deploying Go services with ArgoCD and Istio
- example of distroless container images for Go apps
- scaffold a CRUD API server in Go with PostgreSQL

## When to choose
- starting a new Go microservice that will run on Kubernetes
- learning modern cloud-native Go patterns end to end
- you want GitOps-based deployment wired up from day one

## When to avoid
- you need a simple script or CLI tool rather than an API server
- your stack is not Go or not Kubernetes-based
- you want a batteries-included framework rather than a reference template to adapt

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, api-framework, orm, logging, middleware, routing, ci-cd, container-orchestration, deployment, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: backend, web-development, microservices, cloud-computing, developer-tools, apis
- platform: go, cli
- tags: boilerplate, gitops, argocd, istio, kustomize, chi-router, zerolog, gorm, goose, swag, distroless, rest-api, schema-migrations, microservice-template, learning-project, boilerplate, devops, containers, docker, kubernetes, linux

## Member repositories
- learning-cloud-native-go/myapp (main) score 100

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:03.667141+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 2026-08-30T08:33:35.341992+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/learning-cloud-native-go/myapp (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:03.667141+00:00, sha 4a5660e6a9d0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.