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Gin for Beginners: Build APIs with Golang Easily

Welcome to the Gin Course – Build Modern Web APIs with Golang, a hands-on journey into one of the fastest and most popular web frameworks in the Go ecosystem. If you’re someone who enjoys working with Go and wants to create clean, maintainable, and high-performance APIs, then this course is made for you.

Gin is known for its simplicity, performance, and developer-friendly design. It’s widely used in the Go community for building RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend systems. In this course, we will start from the absolute basics — no prior experience with Gin is needed — and gradually build up to real-world practices that professional developers follow.

By the end of this course, you’ll be confident in designing, structuring, testing, and deploying APIs that are ready for production.

What You’ll Learn

Here’s a quick overview of the topics we’ll be covering:

✅ Introduction to Gin Framework – Understand why Gin is preferred and how it compares to other frameworks.
⚙️ Setting Up the Environment – Prepare your development environment with Go, Gin, and essential tools.
🗂️ Gin Project Structure – Learn to organize your project in a scalable way using best practices.
🚀 Getting Started with Gin – Create your first route, understand handlers, and run a server.
🗃️ Models and Databases – Integrate GORM or raw SQL to connect Gin with real databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL.
🔁 Advanced Routing and URL Parameters – Handle dynamic routes, path variables, query strings, and groups.
🔐 Authentication and Authorization – Implement user authentication, JWT-based authorization, and role-based access control.
🧪 Testing and Debugging – Write unit and integration tests for your APIs and debug your applications effectively.
🚢 Deploying Gin Applications – Learn how to deploy your Gin app to a server or cloud platform.
📦 Real-world Projects and Best Practices – Build a capstone project and follow conventions used in production systems.

Throughout the course, we’ll combine theory with practice — so every major concept comes with working code and practical examples. Whether you want to use Gin for personal projects, freelance work, or enterprise applications, this course will give you the solid foundation you need.

60 Minutes

10 lessons

6 students

What you'll learn

Learn GIN framework

Course Content

Lesson 1

6 Minutes

Introduction to Gin Framework

Begin your journey with the Gin web framework by understanding its purpose, features, and where it fits into the Go ecosystem.

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Lesson 2

4 Minutes

Setting Up the Environment for GIN Framework

Learn how to set up your Go development environment for building web applications using the Gin framework, including installation and folder structure.

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Lesson 3

8 Minutes

Gin Framework Project Structure

Understand how to organize folders and files in a scalable Gin web application, covering best practices for routes, handlers, models, and configs.

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Lesson 4

4 Minutes

Getting Started with Gin

Start your journey with the Gin web framework in Go by building your first HTTP server and learning how routing, handlers, and middleware work.

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Lesson 5

10 Minutes

Working with Models and Databases

Learn how to define Go structs as models, connect Gin applications to databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL, and perform basic CRUD operations.

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Lesson 6

5 Minutes

Advanced Routing and URL Parameters in Gin

Explore advanced routing techniques in Gin including dynamic URL parameters, query strings, route grouping, and custom route handlers.

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Lesson 7

6 Minutes

Authentication And Authorization In Gin

Implement secure user authentication and role-based authorization in Gin using middleware, JWT tokens, and protected route handling

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Lesson 8

5 Minutes

Testing and Debugging in Gin

Learn how to write unit tests, integration tests, and use built-in tools and middleware in Gin to debug your Go APIs effectively during development.

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Lesson 9

5 Minutes

Deploying Gin Applications

Understand how to build, configure, and deploy your Gin web application to production using Docker, systemd, or cloud platforms like GCP and Render.

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Lesson 10

7 Minutes

Real-world Projects and Best Practices with Gin

Explore complete project examples and practical tips for building scalable, maintainable Gin applications following Go community best practices.

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