--- title: Implementing WebSockets in Go using Gorilla WebSocket description: A beginner-friendly walkthrough of implementing a WebSocket server in Go using the Gorilla WebSocket library. Covers the WebSocket handshake protocol (RFC... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/implementing-websockets-in-go-using-gorilla-websocket-mjyvruwjy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Implementing WebSockets in Go using Gorilla WebSocket | daily.dev og:description: A beginner-friendly walkthrough of implementing a WebSocket server in Go using the Gorilla WebSocket library. Covers the WebSocket handshake protocol (RFC... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/implementing-websockets-in-go-using-gorilla-websocket-mjyvruwjy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mJYVruwJY.png og:image:alt: Implementing WebSockets in Go using Gorilla WebSocket og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Implementing WebSockets in Go using Gorilla WebSocket **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 13 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A beginner-friendly walkthrough of implementing a WebSocket server in Go using the Gorilla WebSocket library. Covers the WebSocket handshake protocol (RFC 6455), differences between short and long polling, the HTTP upgrade mechanism, same-origin policy considerations, and buffer sizing. Builds a working echo server step by step, explaining the upgrader, reading/writing messages, and WebSocket message types (text, binary, ping/pong). ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#golang](https://daily.dev/tags/golang), [#websocket](https://daily.dev/tags/websocket) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/implementing-websockets-in-go-using-gorilla-websocket-mjyvruwjy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Implementing WebSockets in Go using Gorilla WebSocket","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/implementing-websockets-in-go-using-gorilla-websocket-mjyvruwjy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/implementing-websockets-in-go-using-gorilla-websocket-mjyvruwjy"},"datePublished":"2026-07-20T19:35:25.016Z","dateModified":"2026-07-20T19:35:47.606Z","description":"A beginner-friendly walkthrough of implementing a WebSocket server in Go using the Gorilla WebSocket library. Covers the WebSocket handshake protocol (RFC...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Medium","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Medium","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/medium","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/implementing-websockets-in-go-using-gorilla-websocket-mjyvruwjy","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"golang,websocket","timeRequired":"PT13M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Medium","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Implementing WebSockets in Go using Gorilla WebSocket"}]} ```