🚧 v0.2.0-alpha – First Alpha Release of GOT

[Gauravst]

This is the alpha release of GOT (Go Template) – a modular, production-oriented Go starter kit built to accelerate backend development.

🚀 Added Features:

• 🧩 Built-in support for both CLI tools and REST API development, making it easy to build full-featured backend services
• 🐳 Docker support with ready-to-use Dockerfile and docker-compose
• 🛠️ Makefile with common developer commands (make setup, make run, make migrate-up)
• 📦 Go modules with structured dependency management
• 📁 Modular project layout with clean separation of concerns
• 🔄 Database migrations using make migrate-up and make migrate-down
• 🌱 Environment config system (.env + YAML config)
• 🧪 Initial testing structure (unit/integration placeholders)
• ⚙️ CLI placeholder included
• 🗃️ GORM integrated as the default ORM or SQL support

⚠️ Work in Progress:

• ❌ Some migration logic may require manual review

🔧 Setup Instructions:

git clone https://github.com/gauravst/got.git .
make setup

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