# techschool/simplebank

Backend master class: build a simple bank service in Go

Repository: https://github.com/techschool/simplebank
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simplebank
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: backend, docker, gin, go, golang, grpc, grpc-go, http-server, kubernetes
Last push: 2025-04-20T07:54:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 40/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 17, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2269, "days_push": 500, "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 6529, forks 1098 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:44.962854+00:00)

## What it is
The companion code repository for TECH SCHOOL's Backend Master Class, a course that builds a simple bank backend web service in Go from scratch. It covers database design with transactions, RESTful APIs with Gin, gRPC APIs, JWT/PASETO authentication, Docker, and deployment to Kubernetes on AWS with CI/CD via GitHub Actions.

## Use cases
- learn backend web development in Go
- build RESTful APIs with Gin
- learn gRPC and gRPC gateway
- learn to deploy a Go service to Kubernetes on AWS
- understand database transactions and isolation levels in Go
- learn JWT and PASETO authentication
- set up CI/CD with GitHub Actions for a Go app
- learn asynchronous background job processing in Go

## When to choose
- you want a structured, step-by-step course building a real Go backend
- you learn best by following complete, production-oriented example code
- you want to cover the full stack from database design to Kubernetes deployment
- you want exposure to both REST and gRPC in one project

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready banking system rather than educational code
- you want a framework or library to drop into your own project
- you don't work in Go and want language-agnostic material
- you need a maintained financial software product with compliance guarantees

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, rpc, auth, database, orm, testing, container-orchestration, deployment, logging, middleware
- domain: backend, web-development, developer-tools, tutorials, apis, databases, cloud-computing
- platform: go, cloud, cross-platform
- tags: gin, grpc, grpc-gateway, jwt, paseto, postgresql, swagger, asynq, backend-course, microservices, github-actions, aws-eks, fintech-example, devops, containers, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- techschool/simplebank (main) score 40

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:44.962854+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 2026-08-29T17:44:08.949535+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/techschool/simplebank (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:44.962854+00:00, sha 39786e2b604f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.