Processing user uploaded files is a common task in web development and it’s quite likely that you’ll need to develop a service that handles this task from time to time. This article will guide you through the process of handling file uploads on a Go web server and discuss common requirements such as multiple file uploads, progress reporting, and restricting file sizes.
In this tutorial, we will take a look at file uploads in Go and cover common requirements such as setting size limits, file type restrictions, and progress reporting. You can find the full source code for this tutorial on GitHub.
Clone this repository to your computer and cd into the created directory. You’ll see a main.go file which contains the following code:
This wraps up our effort to handle file uploads in Go. Don’t forget to grab the full source code for this tutorial on GitHub. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below.
Thanks for reading, and happy coding!
Ayo is a Software Developer by trade. He enjoys writing about diverse technologies in web development, mainly in Go and JavaScript/TypeScript.
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