Bed and Breakfast Application

This is a bookings and reservation web application for a bed and breakfast establishment. It is built using the Go programming language.

Link to the website

• In order to access the website directly, visit http://ec2-54-176-175-249.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com:8089

Features

• User Authentication: Users are required to log in with a username before they can access the application.
• Make Reservation: Users can make a reservation from a specified start date to end date.
• Check Availability: Before they make a reservation, users can enter in a start to end date range to check availability.
• Admin Panel: The application provides property owners (admin) with a dashboard to manage user reservations.
• Email: The application uses a SMTP mail server called Mailhog to permit property owners to send emails to their clients.
• Logout: Users can log out from the application.

Tech Stack

The application incorporates the following technologies:

• Go: A programming language used for building the backend server and handling business logic.
• HTML/CSS: Implement frontend webpages.
• AWS EC2: Cloud platform used to host web application.
• Docker: Containerization technology used to automate deployment of application.

Setup Instructions

To run the application locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository
2. Navigate to the project directory
3. Install Go and dependencies
4. Install PostgreSQL and create a database called bookings
5. Install soda
   • Instructions to install: https://github.com/elsevierlabs-os/soda/blob/master/docs/installation.md
6. Generate the database schema using migration files

• Run the command: "soda migrate"

7. Build the project

• Run the command: "go build -o bookings cmd/web/*.go"

8. Run the program
   • Run the shell script called run.sh by typing in "./run.sh"
9. Open your web browser
   • Visit http://localhost:8080 to access the application.