Site Ping: Ping a site and get the html response

Project Overview: Site Ping is a tool that helps you ping a site and get the html response.

Objectives

1. Develop a user-friendly tool that allows users to ping a site and get the html response.
2. Learn more about golang and alpine.js.

MVP Features

1. Ping a site and get the html response:

• Users can ping a site and get the html response.

Technology Stack

• Backend: Golang
• Frontend: Alpine.js, Tailwind

I used alpine.js for the frontend because it’s a lightweight framework that’s easy to use and it’s easy to integrate with tailwind. Also has minimal setup since this is a toy project. And used golang for backend to learn more about the language.

Things I Learned building this project

• How to build golang backend.
• How to embed html in golang application.
• How to decrease server load by rate limiting all users in using golang.

Future Development

• Add api support for pinging a site and getting the html response.
• Add more features like checking if the site is up, checking if the site is down, etc.