What is go-blueprint?

melkeydev/go-blueprint — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 8,832GoAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((Go Blueprint))
    What it does
      Generate Go project
      Wire framework and DB
      Add optional extras
    Frameworks
      Gin Fiber Chi
      Echo HttpRouter
    Databases
      PostgreSQL MySQL
      SQLite Redis MongoDB
    Extras
      Docker
      GitHub Actions
      React frontend
    Audience
      Go developers
      Backend builders

mindmap root((Go Blueprint)) What it does Generate Go project Wire framework and DB Add optional extras Frameworks Gin Fiber Chi Echo HttpRouter Databases PostgreSQL MySQL SQLite Redis MongoDB Extras Docker GitHub Actions React frontend Audience Go developers Backend builders

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Bootstrap a new Go web API with Gin and PostgreSQL without writing boilerplate folder structure manually.

USE CASE 2

Generate a Go project pre-configured with Docker and GitHub Actions CI in a single command.

USE CASE 3

Create a full-stack Go and React TypeScript application with a working API connection from the first run.

What is it built with?

GoGinFiberChiEchoPostgreSQLMySQLSQLite

How does it compare?

	melkeydev/go-blueprint	akavel/up	patrickmn/go-cache
Stars	8,832	8,831	8,820
Language	Go	Go	Go
Setup difficulty	easy	easy	easy
Complexity	2/5	1/5	2/5
Audience	developer	developer	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

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So what is it?

Go Blueprint is a command-line tool that generates a ready-to-use Go project structure for you. Instead of setting up a new Go web application from scratch, you run a single command and the tool creates the folder layout, wires up your chosen web framework, and optionally connects a database driver. It is aimed at developers who want to start building immediately without spending time on boilerplate setup. When creating a project, you choose from several popular Go web frameworks: Chi, Gin, Fiber, HttpRouter, Gorilla/mux, and Echo. For the database layer, you can select from MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, or ScyllaDB. These choices can be made interactively through a terminal prompt or passed directly as command-line flags. An optional advanced mode adds more pieces to the generated project. The available extras include HTMX for server-driven UI interactions, Tailwind CSS for styling, a WebSocket endpoint, Docker configuration, a GitHub Actions workflow for automated testing and deployment, and a React frontend written in TypeScript with an example request to the backend. You can combine any of these in one command. There is also a web interface at go-blueprint.dev where you can configure your choices visually, preview the folder structure the tool will create, and generate the corresponding CLI command to copy and run. Installation is available through Go's package installer, npm, or Homebrew. The project is licensed under the MIT license.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Generate a Go Blueprint project using Fiber and PostgreSQL, then explain what each generated file is for.

Prompt 2

What is the Go Blueprint CLI command to scaffold a project with Echo, SQLite, HTMX, Tailwind CSS, and Docker all at once?

Prompt 3

Walk me through creating a full-stack Go Blueprint project with a React TypeScript frontend connected to a Go REST API.

Prompt 4

How do I install Go Blueprint via Homebrew and create my first project interactively through the terminal prompt?

Prompt 5

How do I add a GitHub Actions CI workflow to a Go Blueprint project that runs tests on every push?

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