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Configuration

This choice can be made using the GoFast CLI or by modifying the docker-compose.yml file.

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via CLI

Possible options are SQLite, Turso with Embedded Replicas, PostgreSQL (local) and PostgreSQL (remote).

The PostgreSQL (local) will add a PostgreSQL instance to your Docker Compose file.

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via Docker Compose

Possible options are sqlite, turso, postgres and memory.

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Database Configuration

Depending on the provider, you need to set the following environment variables in the docker-compose.yml file:

  • for sqlite, set SQLITE_FILE to the file location.
  • for turso, set TURSO_URL and TURSO_TOKEN.
  • for postgres, set POSTGRES_HOST, POSTGRES_PORT, POSTGRES_DB, POSTGRES_USER and POSTGRES_PASS.
  • for memory, no configuration is needed.
services:
  server:
    environment:
      DB_PROVIDER: sqlite
      SQLITE_FILE: /server/storage/local.db
      # DB_PROVIDER: turso
      # TURSO_URL: ${TURSO_URL}
      # TURSO_TOKEN: ${TURSO_TOKEN}
      # DB_PROVIDER: postgres
      # POSTGRES_HOST: ${POSTGRES_HOST}
      # POSTGRES_PORT: ${POSTGRES_PORT}
      # POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
      # POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
      # POSTGRES_PASS: ${POSTGRES_PASS}

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Implementation Details

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SQLite

The only environment variable required here is SQLITE_FILE, which points to the file location of the database.

services:
  server:
    environment:
      DB_PROVIDER: sqlite
      SQLITE_FILE: /server/storage/local.db

This is also the default configuration when building the base project, with a modern setup:

var pragmas = []string{
	"PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;",
	"PRAGMA foreign_keys = OFF;",
	"PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;",
	"PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY;",
	"PRAGMA auto_vacuum = INCREMENTAL;",
	"PRAGMA cache_size = 10000;",
	"PRAGMA cache = shared;",
}

This is more than enough for 90% of applications. For backups, you can use:

sqlite3 local.db '.backup local.db.bak'

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PostgreSQL

When using the CLI, you can choose between a local or remote PostgreSQL instance. The local option will add a PostgreSQL instance to your Docker Compose file:

services:
  server:
    environment:
      DB_PROVIDER: postgres
      # it uses the internal network to connect to the database
      POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
      POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
      POSTGRES_DB: gofast
      POSTGRES_USER: gofast
      POSTGRES_PASS: gofast

  postgres:
    image: postgres
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: gofast
      POSTGRES_USER: gofast
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: gofast
    ports:
      - 5432:5432

For the remote option, you need to set the following environment variables:

services:
  server:
    environment:
      DB_PROVIDER: postgres
      POSTGRES_HOST: ${POSTGRES_HOST}
      POSTGRES_PORT: ${POSTGRES_PORT}
      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
      POSTGRES_PASS: ${POSTGRES_PASS}

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Turso with Embedded Replicas

For Turso, first log in and create a database:

https://app.turso.tech/

You need two environment variables, TURSO_URL and TURSO_TOKEN, both of which can be found here:

After setting up the database, you can use the Turso provider:

services:
  server:
    environment:
      DB_PROVIDER: turso
      TURSO_URL: ${TURSO_URL}
      TURSO_TOKEN: ${TURSO_TOKEN}

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Adding a new provider

To add a new provider, follow these steps in the /storage.go file:

  1. Add the new provider to the Provider constant.
const (
	Sqlite   Provider = "sqlite"
	Turso    Provider = "turso"
	Postgres Provider = "postgres"
	Memory   Provider = "memory"
    MySQL    Provider = "mysql"
)
  1. Create a new provider function that returns database driver and cleanup functions.
func newMySQLStorage() (*Storage, error, func()) {
	// Implement the MySQL connection here
}
  1. Return the new provider in the NewStorage function:
case MySQL:
    return newMySQLStorage()

  1. Add any new secrets in the env.go file.

  2. Fill in the docker-compose.yml file with the new provider configuration.

services:
  server:
    environment:
      DB_PROVIDER: mysql
      MYSQL_HOST: ${MYSQL_HOST}
      MYSQL_PORT: ${MYSQL_PORT}
      MYSQL_DB: ${MYSQL_DB}
      MYSQL_USER: ${MYSQL_USER}
      MYSQL_PASS: ${MYSQL_PASS}

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Troubleshooting

  • When running Docker on WSL2, the SQLite file may not work. In that case, you probably need to exclude it from volumes:
    volumes:
      - ./go:/server
      - /server/storage/db/
    environment:
      DB_PROVIDER: sqlite
      SQLITE_FILE: /server/storage/db/local.db

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