This is more a log of what I did to install buffalo.io, I will try to add more details and maybe a part two.

What is buffalo?

Buffalo is a framework that would love to be the Rails or the Django for GOlang. It provides some simplification for creating a web app using Golang.

Requirements:

Install Go

If you didn't install go, you need to. The best resource to install go is here

For Verify go installation type go version

% go version
go version go1.17.5 darwin/amd64

Install Node

If you not planning on using buffalo only as API you need Node. I strongly recommend installing node through nvm.

Install nvm

More details on nvm here

You can verify that nvm is installed by typing nvm -v

% nvm -v      
0.37.2

I found the LTS node version working best for buffalo.

Install node LTS

Install node LTS by typing nvm install --lts

% nvm install --lts   

Use node LTS version by typing nvm use --lts

Use node LTS

% nvm use --lts    
Now using node v16.14.0 (npm v8.3.1)

Install a database ( PostgreSQL )

I choose this SQL, you can install MySQL as well,

Note: SQLite needs specific buffalo version right now

Install brew

Homebrew allows us to install and compile software packages easily from the source.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Install PostgreSQL

brew install postgresql

Wrapping up for now

Let me know if you found this initial tutorial helpful, as mentioned I am planning a part two with some hands-on buffalo