ortizdavid/go-packager

Build go application, copying all needed files

Golang Packager

Builds a Golang project, incluing all needed files to run the final application.

How the go-packager works

• Reads all settings from the go-packager.json file
• Copies all folders and files to the destination
• Builds the application, according to the OS
• Compress the resulting folder

Installation

• Download binary:
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • MacOS
  • FreeBsd
  • Solaris
• Add to PATH evironment variable
• Configure go-packager.json file in application root
• Run go-packager in application root go-packager run

Sample of go-pakager.json configuration

{
    "build_name": "first-build",
    "build_target": "C:\\",  
    "system": "windows",
    "packaged_items": [
        "static",
        "templates",
        "logs",
        ".env"
    ]
}

Commands

• -help: Shows Help for use the tool
• -examples: Shows examples
• -check: Checks if exists the 'packager.json' file and print its content
• run: Runs go-packager, reading the 'packager.json' file