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# News Application Demo
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Learn how to develop web applications with Go by building a News application.
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Here's what the [completed application](https://freshman-news.herokuapp.com/)
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looks like:
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The code in this repo is meant to be a reference point for anyone following
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along with the [tutorial](https://freshman.tech/web-development-with-go/).
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## Prerequisites
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- You need to have [Go](https://golang.org/dl/) installed on your computer. The
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version used to test the code in this repository is **1.15.3**.
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- Sign up for a [News API account](https://newsapi.org/register) and get your
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free API key.
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## Get started
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- Clone this repository to your filesystem.
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```bash
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$ git clone https://github.com/Freshman-tech/news-demo
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```
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- Rename the `.env.example` file to `.env` and enter your News API Key.
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- `cd` into it and run the following command: `go build && ./news-demo` to start the server on port 3000.
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- Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.
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