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Top 23 Go Backend Projects
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB โ Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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Project mention: Distributed server for social and realtime games and apps | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-05
Dozens -- probably hundreds -- of games use this. There are case studies you can read at https://heroiclabs.com
(Not sure why it was posted today -- it was first posted on HN 8 years ago.)
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Encore
Open Source Development Platform for building robust type-safe distributed systems with declarative infrastructure
Encore.go brings the structure, defaults, and tooling that Go leaves out, helping teams ship faster with fewer DevOps headaches and less duplicated effort.
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go-backend-clean-architecture
A Go (Golang) Backend Clean Architecture project with Gin, MongoDB, JWT Authentication Middleware, Test, and Docker.
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create-go-app
โจ A complete and self-contained solution for developers of any qualification to create a production-ready project with backend (Go), frontend (JavaScript, TypeScript) and deploy automation (Ansible, Docker) by running only one CLI command. (by create-go-app)
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Project mention: Show HN: Subtrace โ Wireshark for Docker Containers | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-18
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You can find a full implementation of the Undefined type in the Goyave framework, alongside many other incredibly useful tools and features.
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In this guide, youโll build a serverless API using Nitric and Python that performs sentiment analysis on text input using a pre-trained machine learning model. You'll use the transformers library from Hugging Face and keep your project lightweight by installing dependencies directly with uv.
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Project mention: Build robust and observable MCP servers to supercharge your LLMs with Go | dev.to | 2025-05-08
Yokai released its new MCP server module: you can easily create MCP tools, resources and prompts, while the framework handles the SSE/stdio exposition, with built-in o11y (automatic logs, traces and metrics).
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kurtosis
A platform for packaging and launching ephemeral backend stacks with a focus on approachability for the average developer.
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Project mention: Introducing FastSchema: A Powerful, Go-Based Web Framework & Headless CMS | dev.to | 2024-09-19
Ready to Build? ๐ Check out the official FastSchema website: fastschema.com ๐ป Explore the source code and contribute: GitHub Repository ๐ฌ Join the community and ask questions: Join FastSchema on Discord
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EcommerceAPI
Modular e-commerce backend with a GraphQL gateway and gRPC microservices for accounts, products, orders, and recommendations.
Project mention: ๐ Built a full e-commerce backend in Go using gRPC microservices, GraphQL, Kafka, and Docker โ open source on GitHub | dev.to | 2025-04-04 -
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keel
Keel is an all-in-one backend platform that is designed to give you everything you need to build your product. (by teamkeel)
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Backend projects in Go? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | pocketbase | 47,221 |
| 2 | nakama | 10,952 |
| 3 | Encore | 9,992 |
| 4 | simplebank | 5,995 |
| 5 | go-backend-clean-architecture | 5,208 |
| 6 | create-go-app | 2,691 |
| 7 | subtrace | 2,466 |
| 8 | gobetween | 1,955 |
| 9 | Goyave | 1,706 |
| 10 | nitric | 1,693 |
| 11 | blockbook | 714 |
| 12 | yokai | 710 |
| 13 | kurtosis | 438 |
| 14 | fastschema | 433 |
| 15 | hasura-auth | 399 |
| 16 | EcommerceAPI | 313 |
| 17 | authz | 251 |
| 18 | odysee-api | 234 |
| 19 | kubetunnel | 199 |
| 20 | keel | 193 |
| 21 | simpleiot | 189 |
| 22 | vangogh | 111 |
| 23 | gosane | 84 |
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