How to Build a Simple Web Server with Golang?

Golang is a procedural programming language ideal to build simple, reliable, and efficient software. 

Creating Web Servers Using Golang: 

Initialize a project

Create a project folder with a .go file inside eg. server.go.

Directory structure:

The server.go file:

Run the server using the following command (make sure you're in the project directory):

go run server.go

Note:  You have to stop the server with Ctrl + C and restart via the same command whenever the server.go file is changed. 

Console:

Open the desired web browser and any of these URLs to verify if the server is running:

http://localhost:5000/ or http://localhost:5000/hi

Output:

Serving static files:

Create a static folder with all the static files.
Example directory structure:

Example static files:

• The GfG logo
• The index.html file

• The about.html file

Now Edit the server.go file:

Verifying if static files are served: