I would just use something like axios to make requests to your back end. Create a client.js file which initializes the axios client with a base url and any other configuration you need, then in a separate file, create a wrapper function for each endpoint you have which invokes that endpoint using the axios client you've created

Keep in mind, you will end up with two separate servers running: one for your Go/Gin api and one for your next.js server. Any getServerSideProps or getStaticProps code you write will run on the next.js server and will need to be coded in javascript. This may mean you need to add javascript wrappers for your data layer on your next.js server as well if you need to access that data in order to render the page

In this setup, your next.js server and go server would both be accessing your data layer independently - the next.js server just for any data that is needed to render pages, and the go server for any data needed for any of your api endpoints

Thanks for the answer, but I am specifically looking for an answer that involves Go. This does not cut it.

I have been following this tutorial here but getting some errors: https://webapp.io/blog/nextjs-with-golang/

I'm also looking to use a Go framework, namely Gin, for my web app development. So I'm following this tutorial here: https://gin-gonic.com/docs/quickstart/

Oops let me be more specific.
When inside @/services/backend I'm running the following in order to install the Gin framework for Go:

go install github.com/gin-gonic/gin@latest

...and getting the following error:

package github.com/gin-gonic/gin is not a main package

Update: Managed to install the Gin framework, however, the last step in the "How to use NextJS with Golang" article I sent is incorrect; specifically, the way to connect the Next frontend with the Golang backend. There is no longer a @/pages/index.js. How do I fix this?

Hey @B33fb0n3 are you online? I was hoping you could help me out with this

Okay my bad I won't do that again

wassup

i am quite literally your savior xD

one sec

Thats a nextjs + golang monorepo

https://github.com/Arinji2/garconia
Vite frontend + Golang backend + Discord.go monorepo

I am working on a new project rn, you could also check that out
https://github.com/Arinji2/vocab-thing

cmd/api is the golang api
cmd/web is the nextjs website

This repo will also have a chrome and firefox extensions code which will be in cmd/extensions

It also has a sqlite setup with migrations from goose

choose whatever you want

You quite literally are my savior! Thanks a bunch

I will go through these repos as fast as possible

Sure thing, I'm also learning go as well (been a year or so) so I am still trying to figure out how to structure my go apps specifically.

The newest repo I think has the best structure wrt a rest api

Have you used Next.js with the Go framework Gin?

No.. I use the go chi router or just basic net/http

@Blue horntail woodwasp any updates?

I will let you know if there is any, I had to spend the past two days doing some work as I had just come back from an international trip. I will mark as complete for now and update you if I have any questions.

Imma unfollow the post.. ping me if you have other questions

Hi

I sent the friend request.
I'd like to discuss about next.js