snippetbox

A simple web application built in Go that lets users create, view, and share snippets of text or code.

This project is designed to:

• Showcase idiomatic Go for web applications
• Demonstrate layered architecture with clean separation of concerns
• Serve as a learning base for middleware, session handling, and secure web app development

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📦 Features

• Snippet creation form with expiry options
• View individual snippets via unique URLs
• Homepage with recent snippets list
• User registration and login system
• Secure session management with cookies
• Password hashing with bcrypt
• CSRF protection and input validation
• Graceful error handling and custom logging
• Clean MVC-style project structure

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🚀 Getting Started

✅ Prerequisites

• Go 1.13 or later
• MySQL 5.7+ (or compatible)

🛠 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/allensuvorov/snippetbox.git
cd snippetbox