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How To Deploy a Go Web Application with Docker

In General
March 29, 2020


Introduction

While most Go applications compile to a single binary, web applications also ship with templates, assets and configuration files; these can get out of sync and cause faulty deployments.

Docker lets us create a self-contained image with everything our application needs to work. In this tutorial, you will learn how to deploy a Go web application with Docker, and how Docker can help improve your development workflow and deployment process.

Goals

By the end of this article, you will:

  • Have a basic understanding of Docker,
  • Find out how Docker can help you while developing a Go application,
  • Learn how to create a Docker container for a Go application for production, and
  • Know how to use Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) to automatically build a Docker image.

Prerequisites

For this tutorial, you will need:

  • Docker installed on your machine.
  • A free Docker Hub account.
  • A Semaphore account, you can get one for free using the Sign up with GitHub



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