Company
Date Published
Author
Nic Raboy, Developer Advocate, Couchbase
Word count
2337
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

This tutorial explores how to build a user profile store using Golang and Couchbase Server, serving as an alternative to a similar setup previously demonstrated with Node.js. It provides a comprehensive guide to creating a RESTful API for a blogging platform, including setting up and configuring Go and Couchbase, installing necessary dependencies, and creating data structures to represent user profiles and accounts. The tutorial includes steps for implementing user registration and authentication via session tokens, maintaining user sessions with middleware validation, and managing user-specific data using N1QL queries and profile IDs. The article emphasizes the importance of secure password handling and flexible data modeling afforded by NoSQL databases like Couchbase, and concludes with suggestions for further enhancement using front-end technologies such as Angular or NativeScript.