Real-Time Notification System with Go and Kafka

A simple real-time notification system built with Go and Apache Kafka. This project demonstrates the integration of Kafka's event streaming capabilities with Go to create a basic notification system.

📚 Detailed Tutorial

For an in-depth explanation of this project, including step-by-step instructions and code breakdowns, check out the full article on freeCodeCamp:

How to Build a Real-Time Notification System with Go and Kafka

🚀 Features

• Basic real-time notifications: Send messages between users
• Kafka integration: Uses Kafka as a message broker
• Go implementation: Leverages Go's concurrency for the consumer group
• Simple API: HTTP endpoints for sending and retrieving notifications
• Docker setup: Easy Kafka setup using Docker Compose

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Go 1.21+
• Apache Kafka
• Sarama (Kafka client for Go)
• Gin Web Framework
• Docker & Docker Compose