/ktor-server

Primary LanguageKotlin

Kotlin Ktor Server Project

This project is a Kotlin Ktor server designed as a learning platform for backend development. The main focus is on understanding backend infrastructures and improving skills in developing scalable, efficient backend services using Kotlin and Ktor.

Features

  • Basic server setup with Ktor
  • Authentication & Authorization
  • REST API endpoints for CRUD operations
    • Path parameters
    • Query parameters
    • Request body
    • Response body
    • Status codes
    • Pagination
    • User Specific Data
  • Session Handling
  • Environment variables for configuration
  • Error handling
  • Database integration
  • Docker support for containerization
  • CI/CD pipeline setup
  • Unit and integration tests
  • Documentation
  • Deployment to cloud services
  • Monitoring and logging
  • Security best practices
  • Scalability and performance optimization
  • Caching
  • Rate Limiting

Note: Features will be updated as the project progresses.

Installation

To get this project up and running on your machine, follow these steps:

  1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/aslansari/ktor-server.git
  1. Navigate to the project directory
cd ktor-server
  1. Install dependencies

Make sure you have Kotlin and Gradle installed. Then, run:

gradle build
  1. Run the server
gradle run

The server should start, and you'll be able to access it at http://localhost:8080.

Usage

Once the server is running, you can make HTTP requests to the available endpoints. Endpoints will be documented as they are developed.

Docker

To run the server in a Docker container, follow these steps:

  1. Build Fat JAR
gradle buildFatJar
  1. Compose Docker image
docker compose up

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement".

Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

  1. Fork the Project
  2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
  4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

Contact

Twitter - @asaridev

Acknowledgements