LibraLynx

Description

This project is a library management system twritten in go using the MVC architecture.

Features

• Separate admin and client portals

Admin can

• Manage the book catalog (list, update, add/remove books).
• Approve/deny borrow and return requests from clients.
• Approve/deny requests from users seeking admin privileges.

Users can

• View the list of available books.
• Request borrowing and returning of books from the admin.
• View their transaction history.

Setup

1. Clone the repository.
2. Run mv .envsample .env and modify the .env file as you wish.

Using Docker

1. Set the DB_HOST variable in .env file to mysqldb.
2. Start the docker containers using docker compose up and connect at localhost:8080.

Without Using Docker

1. Install golang, and golang migrate and setup mysql server on your device.
2. run ./run.sh
3. Connect to the website at libralynx.org.

Note

If you change DB_NAME in .env file then change init.sql accordingly. The first user is made admin by default.