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Getting Started with Rivaas in 5 Minutes

7 March 2026·Updated: 29 March 2026·2 mins

Most Go web frameworks make you choose between simplicity and production features. With Rivaas, you get both. In this tutorial, you’ll build a REST API with automatic OpenAPI documentation, health probes, and interactive Swagger UI — all in under 5 minutes. Prerequisites # Go 1.25 or later A terminal and your favorite editor Step 1: Create Your Project # mkdir rivaas-quickstart && cd rivaas-quickstart go mod init example.com/quickstart go get rivaas.dev/app go get rivaas.dev/openapi Step 2: Write Your First Handler # Create main.go:

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