# Goyco [![Go Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-1.25.0-blue.svg)](https://golang.org/) [![PostgreSQL](https://img.shields.io/badge/PostgreSQL-17-blue.svg)](https://www.postgresql.org/) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv3-green.svg)](LICENSE) Goyco is a Y Combinator-style news aggregation platform built in Go. It will allow you to host your own news aggregation platform, with a modern-ish UI and a fully functional REST API. You have the flexibility to personalize the UI with your community’s name, and you can deploy Goyco on your own server, in the cloud or anywhere else you want. The rest of the features is described below. It's free (as in free beer), open-source and sadly not (yet) fully customizable. By the way, the web interface is living proof that I'm not a front-end developer — but hey, it loads! Please, don't judge me too harshly. ## Architecture ### Technology Stack It's basically pure Go (using Chi router), raw CSS and PostgreSQL 17. ## Quick Start ### Prerequisites - Go 1.25.0 or later - PostgreSQL 17 or later - SMTP server for email functionality ### Setup PostgreSQL database and user If you're not using a managed database service or a docker container, we wrote a script to help you setup a local PostgreSQL database along with the `goyco` user. ```bash scripts/setup-postgres.sh ``` It'll prompt you for the password for the `goyco` user and then setup the database and user. ### Installation In order to install Goyco on your system, you can use the following commands run as root: ```bash make make install cp .env.example /opt/goyco/.env # edit it to add your own parameters make migrations ``` This will: - Create system user and group - Install the binary to `/opt/goyco/bin` - Install the static assets to `/opt/goyco/internal/static/` - Install the templates to `/opt/goyco/internal/templates/` - Install the license to `/usr/share/licenses/goyco/` - Install the documentation to `/usr/share/doc/goyco/` - Run database migrations Finally, polish permissions and enable and start the service: ```bash chown -R goyco:goyco /opt/goyco systemctl enable --now goyco ``` ### Deploy using Docker (compose) ```bash # Build the image make docker-image # Run with Docker Compose (from project root) docker compose --env-file .env -f docker/compose.prod.yml up -d # migrate the database docker compose --env-file .env -f docker/compose.prod.yml exec app goyco migrate ``` Once you built the image, you can also run the docker container itself with right environment variables: ```bash docker run -d --name goyco -p 8080:8080 --env-file .env --restart unless-stopped goyco:latest ``` ## Configuration Goyco uses environment variables for configuration. Key settings include: ### Database Configuration ```bash DB_HOST=localhost DB_PORT=5432 DB_USER=postgres DB_PASSWORD=your_password DB_NAME=goyco DB_SSLMODE=disable ``` ### Server Configuration ```bash SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0 SERVER_PORT=8080 ``` ### JWT Configuration ```bash JWT_SECRET=your-secure-secret-key JWT_EXPIRATION=1 JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRATION=168 ``` ### SMTP Configuration ```bash SMTP_HOST=smtp.example.com SMTP_PORT=587 SMTP_USERNAME=your-email@example.com SMTP_PASSWORD=your-password SMTP_FROM=noreply@example.com ``` Be sure to check `.env.example` for more details. ### Reverse Proxy Configuration To use a reverse proxy in order to offload the SSL termination (for example), here's a sample nginx configuration: ```nginx upstream goyco { server 10.200.1.11:8080; } server { listen 443 ssl; server_name goyco.example.com; ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/goyco.example.com/fullchain.pem; ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/goyco.example.com/privkey.pem; ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3; ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on; ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE+AESGCM:CHACHA20'; location / { proxy_pass http://goyco; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; } } ``` ### Application Settings ```bash APP_BASE_URL=https://goyco.example.com # assuming you are using a reverse proxy ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com TITLE=Goyco # will be displayed in the web interface, choose wisely DEBUG=false ``` ## API Documentation The API is fully documented with Swagger. Once running, visit: - **Swagger UI**: `https://goyco.example.com/swagger/index.html` You can also use `curl` to get the API info, health check and even metrics: ```bash curl -X GET https://goyco.example.com/api curl -X GET https://goyco.example.com/health curl -X GET https://goyco.example.com/metrics ``` You can also use `jq` to parse the JSON responses: ```bash curl -X GET https://goyco.example.com/api | jq curl -X GET https://goyco.example.com/health | jq curl -X GET https://goyco.example.com/metrics | jq ``` It'll be more readable and easier to parse. ### Key Endpoints #### Authentication - `POST /api/auth/register` - Register new user - `POST /api/auth/login` - Login user - `GET /api/auth/confirm` - Confirm email - `POST /api/auth/logout` - Logout user #### Posts - `GET /api/posts` - List posts - `POST /api/posts` - Create post - `GET /api/posts/{id}` - Get specific post - `PUT /api/posts/{id}` - Update post - `DELETE /api/posts/{id}` - Delete post #### Voting - `POST /api/posts/{id}/vote` - Cast vote - `DELETE /api/posts/{id}/vote` - Remove vote - `GET /api/posts/{id}/votes` - Get post votes ## CLI Commands Goyco includes a comprehensive CLI for administration: ```bash # Server management ./bin/goyco run # Run server in foreground ./bin/goyco start # Start server as daemon ./bin/goyco stop # Stop daemon ./bin/goyco status # Check server status # Database management ./bin/goyco migrate # Run database migrations ./bin/goyco seed database # Seed database with sample data # User management ./bin/goyco user create # Create new user ./bin/goyco user list # List users ./bin/goyco user update # Update user ./bin/goyco user delete # Delete user ./bin/goyco user lock # Lock user ./bin/goyco user unlock # Unlock user # Post management ./bin/goyco post list # List posts ./bin/goyco post search # Search posts ./bin/goyco post delete # Delete post # Maintenance ./bin/goyco prune posts # Hard delete posts of deleted users ./bin/goyco prune users # Hard delete users ./bin/goyco prune all # Hard delete all users and posts ``` ## Development ### Get the sources ```bash git clone https://github.com/sandrocazzaniga/goyco.git cd goyco ``` Note: if you mean to contribute to the project, please fork the repository first. ### Create a `.env` file ```bash cp .env.example .env ``` Customize the `.env` file to add your own parameters. Here's the SMTP configuration for `mailpit` (for development purposes): ```bash # SMTP Configuration SMTP_HOST=localhost SMTP_PORT=1025 SMTP_FROM=noreply@goyco.xiz ``` While you're hacking around, be sure to set `SERVER_HOST` and `SERVER_PORT` in order to be able to access the application from your browser. Also, beware of `APP_BASE_URL` parameter. ### Install and manage development dependencies ```bash make build-deps ``` It will start a PostgreSQL database and a [mailpit](https://mailpit.axllent.org/) server in order to test the application. The web front of mailpit server will be available at `http://localhost:8025` and will allow you to view the emails sent by the application. No matter the recipient, all emails will be captured by `mailpit`. Once you're done, you can use `make clean-deps` to stop the dependencies and remove the containers and volumes. ### Build the application ```bash make ``` The build process will create the binary in the `bin/` directory. Then, make the migrations: ```bash ./bin/goyco migrate ``` It will create the necessary tables in the database. ### Run the application ```bash ./bin/goyco run ``` It will start the application in development mode. You can also run it as a daemon: ```bash ./bin/goyco start ``` Then, use `./bin/goyco` to manage the application and notably to seed the database with sample data. ### Project Structure ````sh goyco/ ├── bin/ # Compiled binaries (created after build) ├── cmd/ │ └── goyco/ # Main CLI application entrypoint ├── docker/ # Docker Compose & related files ├── docs/ # Documentation and API specs ├── internal/ │ ├── config/ # Configuration management │ ├── database/ # Database models and access │ ├── dto/ # Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) │ ├── e2e/ # End-to-end tests │ ├── fuzz/ # Fuzz tests │ ├── handlers/ # HTTP handlers │ ├── integration/ # Integration tests │ ├── middleware/ # HTTP middleware │ ├── repositories/ # Data access layer │ ├── security/ # Security and auth logic │ ├── server/ # HTTP server implementation │ ├── services/ # Business logic │ ├── static/ # Static web assets │ ├── templates/ # HTML templates │ ├── testutils/ # Test helpers/utilities │ ├── validation/ # Input validation │ └── version/ # Version information ├── scripts/ # Utility/maintenance scripts ├── services/ │ └── goyco.service # Systemd service unit example ├── .env.example # Environment variable example ├── AUTHORS # Authors file ├── Dockerfile # Docker build file ├── LICENSE # License file ├── Makefile # Project build/test targets └── README.md # This file ### Testing ```bash # Run all tests make test # Run specific test suites make unit-tests make integration-tests make e2e-tests # Run fuzz testing (can take a bit of CPU and time) make fuzz-tests ```` ### Code Quality ```bash # Format code make format # Run linter make lint ``` ### Regerenate Swagger documentation If you make changes to the API, you can regenerate the swagger documentation by running the following command after modifying the swagger annotations: ```bash # Regenerate Swagger documentation make swagger ``` This will regenerate the swagger documentation and update the `docs/swagger.json` and `docs/swagger.yaml` files. ## Roadmap - [ ] migrate cli to urfave/cli - [ ] add a ML powered nsfw link detection - [ ] add right management within the app - [ ] add an admin backoffice to manage rights, users, content and settings - [ ] add a way to run read-only communities - [ ] use tailwind instead of raw css - [ ] kubernetes deployment - [ ] store configuration in the database ## Contributing Feedbacks are welcome! But as it's a personal gitea and you cannot create accounts, feel free to contact me at to get one. Once you have it, follow the usual workflow: 1. Fork the repository 2. Create a feature branch 3. Make your changes 4. Add tests for new functionality 5. Ensure all tests pass 6. Submit a pull request Then, I'll review your changes and merge them if they are good. ## License This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later (GPLv3+). See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details. ## Support For support and questions: - Create an issue on GitHub - Check the documentation - Review the API documentation at `/swagger/index.html` --- **Goyco** - A modern news aggregation platform built with Go, PostgreSQL and most importantly, love.