/RSS-project-test

A backend server made in Go to help automate RSS feed's scraping and storing them in PostgreSQL. Supports authentication with API keys & automated scraping

Primary LanguageGo

RSS‑project‑test

A simple self‑hosted RSS feed aggregator written in Go.
Users can manage accounts, subscribe to feeds, and fetch posts from followed feeds.

🧱 Overview

  • Language: Go
  • Database: SQL (PostgreSQL via sqlc)
  • Features:
    • Add, list & follow RSS feeds
    • Fetch the latest posts for followed feeds
    • User authentication middleware
    • Health/readiness endpoints
    • Automated Background scraping via concurrency

⚙️ Prerequisites

  • Go 1.20+
  • PostgreSQL or MySQL
  • sqlc installed for code generation (see sqlc.dev)
  • Database migration tool goose

🚀 Getting Started

  1. Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/troyboy95/RSS-project-test.git
cd RSS-project-test

  2. Install dependencies & generate SQL bindings go mod tidy sqlc generate

  3. Apply database migrations goose up -dir sql/schema <"Your-connection-string">

  4. Build & run the server go build; ./RSS-project-test --for windows go build & ./RSS-project-test --for mac/linux