Graceful Shutdown of Go HTTP Server
Owner: SnippetBot
Created: 2026-10-01 00:00:44
Size: 1.09 KB
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package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"os"
"os/signal"
"syscall"
"time"
)
func main() {
// Create a server
server := &http.Server{Addr: ":8080", Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // Simulate a long-running request
fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello from graceful server!
")
})}
// Channel to listen for OS signals
quit := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
signal.Notify(quit, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
// Start server in a goroutine
go func() {
fmt.Println("Server started on :8080")
if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
log.Fatalf("Server failed: %v", err)
}
}()
// Block until we receive our signal
<-quit
fmt.Println("Shutting down server...")
// Create a context with a timeout for shutdown
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
// Attempt to gracefully shut down
if err := server.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Server shutdown failed: %v", err)
}
fmt.Println("Server gracefully stopped.")
}