# Iris Web Framework

> Iris is a fast, full-featured HTTP/2 web framework for Go (Golang). It provides MVC architecture, websockets, gRPC integration, dependency injection, sessions, and rich middleware support. 25,600+ GitHub stars. BSD-3-Clause license. Created and maintained by Gerasimos Maropoulos through Hellenic Development.

## Documentation
- [Introduction](https://iris-go.com/docs/): Overview of Iris features and getting started guide
- [Installation](https://iris-go.com/docs/getting-started/installation.html): Install Iris with Go 1.23+
- [Quick Start](https://iris-go.com/docs/getting-started/quick-start.html): Build your first Iris app in minutes with REST API and MVC examples

## Routing
- [Middleware](https://iris-go.com/docs/routing/middleware.html): Multiple middleware registration methods including Use, UseGlobal, and UseRouter
- [API Versioning](https://iris-go.com/docs/routing/api-versioning.html): Built-in API version management

## Security
- [JWT Authentication](https://iris-go.com/docs/security/jwt.html): HS256, RS256, ES256, EdDSA algorithms with token encryption and blocklists
- [Sessions & Cookies](https://iris-go.com/docs/security/security-sessions-cookies.html): Built-in session management with multiple backends
- [CORS](https://iris-go.com/docs/security/cors.html): Cross-Origin Resource Sharing middleware
- [CSRF Protection](https://iris-go.com/docs/security/csrf.html): Cross-Site Request Forgery prevention
- [Basic Authentication](https://iris-go.com/docs/security/basicauth.html): HTTP Basic Auth middleware
- [Anti-bot CAPTCHA](https://iris-go.com/docs/security/captcha.html): CAPTCHA integration for bot protection

## Architecture
- [MVC Pattern](https://iris-go.com/docs/mvc/mvc.html): First-class Model-View-Controller support with method routing
- [MVC Quickstart](https://iris-go.com/docs/mvc/mvc-quickstart.html): Complete MVC project setup with database and service layers
- [Dependency Injection](https://iris-go.com/docs/dependency-injection/dependency-injection.html): Built-in DI container with type binding
- [View/Templates](https://iris-go.com/docs/view/view.html): Multiple template engine support

## Responses
- [JSON](https://iris-go.com/docs/responses/json.html): JSON response handling
- [HTML](https://iris-go.com/docs/responses/html.html): HTML template rendering
- [SSE](https://iris-go.com/docs/responses/sse.html): Server-Sent Events streaming
- [Protobuf](https://iris-go.com/docs/responses/protobuf.html): Protocol Buffers serialization
- [Content Negotiation](https://iris-go.com/docs/responses/content-negotiation.html): Automatic format negotiation

## Examples
- [Official Examples](https://iris-go.com/docs/resources/examples.html): Categorized code examples for all features
- [Starter Kits](https://iris-go.com/docs/resources/starter-kits.html): Production-ready project templates

## API Reference
- [pkg.go.dev](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/kataras/iris/v12): Full Go API documentation

## Community
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/kataras/iris): Source code, issues, and contributions
- [Community Chat](https://chat.iris-go.com): Real-time developer support
- [Publications](https://iris-go.com/docs/resources/publications.html): Articles and tutorials

## Optional
- [Benchmarks](https://iris-go.com/docs/resources/benchmarks.html): Performance comparison data
- [File Server](https://iris-go.com/docs/file-server/introduction.html): Static file serving with HTTP/2 push and in-memory caching
- [Internationalization](https://iris-go.com/docs/i18n/i18n.html): Multi-language support with i18n
- [Compression](https://iris-go.com/docs/compression.html): Response compression middleware
- [gRPC over MVC](https://iris-go.com/docs/mvc/mvc-grpc.html): gRPC integration with MVC pattern
- [Support](https://iris-go.com/docs/resources/support.html): Getting help and professional support options