Installation

Install RapidGo and create your first project.

Requirements

• Go 1.25 or later
• Git
• A database: SQLite (zero config), PostgreSQL, or MySQL

Option 1: CLI (Recommended)

Install the RapidGo CLI globally:

go install github.com/raiworks/rapidgo/v2/cmd/rapidgo@latest

Create a new project:

rapidgo new myapp
cd myapp

The CLI downloads the RapidGo Starter template, renames the Go module to your project name, and runs go mod tidy.

Option 2: Clone the Starter

git clone https://github.com/raiworks/rapidgo-starter.git myapp
cd myapp

Update the module path in go.mod and all import statements:

# Replace the module name in go.mod
go mod edit -module github.com/yourname/myapp

# Update all imports (use sed, IDE refactor, or find-and-replace)
go mod tidy

First Run

cp .env.example .env    # Create your environment config
go run cmd/main.go migrate   # Run database migrations
go run cmd/main.go db:seed   # Seed default data
go run cmd/main.go serve     # Start the server

Visit http://localhost:8080 — your RapidGo app is running.

Framework vs Starter