Stack
| Component |
Choice |
Notes |
| Web framework |
Gin |
High-performance HTTP framework. |
| ORM |
GORM |
Migrations, preloading, soft deletes, naming strategy. |
| Database |
PostgreSQL |
Primary data store with table-prefix isolation. |
| Cache |
Redis + memory LRU |
L1/L2 cache with graceful fallback. |
| Auth |
golang-jwt |
JWT Bearer token and API key modes. |
| Config |
Viper + TOML |
Declarative configuration and multi-site discovery. |
| Logging |
log/slog |
Standard-library structured logging. |
| i18n |
go-i18n |
Locale file loading and fallback. |
| Editor |
Quill 2.0 |
Rich-text editing in admin. |
| API docs |
swaggo/swag |
Annotation-driven OpenAPI generation. |
These targets guide architecture and future benchmark work. Public releases should include reproducible benchmarks and test environment details.
| Metric |
Target |
| Page-cache hit response |
< 1ms |
| First render without cache |
< 50ms |
| Concurrent connections |
50,000+ |
| QPS with cache hit |
100,000+ |
| QPS without cache |
5,000+ |
| Idle memory |
< 50MB |
Compared with WordPress
This comparison explains architectural tradeoffs, not absolute superiority.
| Area |
WordPress |
GoPress |
| Runtime |
PHP-FPM and web server request lifecycle. |
Long-running Go service. |
| Extension |
Mature theme/plugin ecosystem and dynamic runtime loading. |
Go interfaces, hooks, and typed contracts. |
| Cache |
Commonly added through plugins, object cache, or reverse proxy. |
Built-in memory, Redis, and database cache paths. |
| Scheduled jobs |
WP-Cron or system cron patterns. |
In-process scheduler and worker pool. |
| Deployment |
Web server, PHP runtime, database, and plugins. |
Compiled service plus database and optional Redis. |
