Getting Started

Prerequisites

Grit assumes you know Go and can read React/TypeScript — it teaches Grit's conventions on top, not the languages themselves. If any of these are new, start with the matching primer. Otherwise, jump straight to Create a project.

Backend

func main() {
  r := gin.Default()
  r.Run(":8080")
}

Go for Grit Developers

The 20% of Go you need for Grit — structs, methods, interfaces, error handling.

Interactive

package main

import "fmt"

fmt.Println("Hello, Grit")

Go Playground

Run Go in the browser — experiment with the snippets from the primer, no install.

Frontend

export default function Page() {
  return <h1>Hello</h1>
}

Next.js & React

App Router, components, and hooks — the frontend concepts Grit builds on.

Infra

$ docker compose up -d
  ✓ postgres  redis  minio

Docker

Just enough Docker to run Postgres, Redis and MinIO locally with one command.

Frequently asked questions

Do I really need to know Go?

Enough to read and write handlers, services and GORM models. The primer covers exactly that slice — you do not need advanced Go.

Can I skip Docker?

Yes — use managed Neon (Postgres), Upstash (Redis) and Cloudflare R2 instead, or the Desktop kit which runs on local SQLite.

Something wrong, unclear, or missing on this page?

Open an issue — your feedback shapes Grit, and we fix docs fast.

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