CUB-112: scaffold Go backend with Chi, pgx, health check

backend/internal/config/config.go

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+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
+)
+
+// Config holds all application configuration loaded from environment variables.
+type Config struct {
+	DatabaseURL string `envconfig:"database_url" required:"true"`
+	Port        string `envconfig:"port" default:"8080"`
+	CorsOrigin  string `envconfig:"cors_origin" default:"*"`
+	LogLevel    string `envconfig:"log_level" default:"info"`
+}
+
+// Load reads configuration from environment variables and returns a populated Config.
+func Load() (*Config, error) {
+	var cfg Config
+	if err := envconfig.Process("", &cfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load config: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &cfg, nil
+}