Go Binaries
Go Binaries is an on-demand binary server, allowing non-Go users to quickly install tools written in Go without installing go itself, and removing the burden of cross-compiling and uploading dozens of binaries for every command-line you write.
Usage
Install PKG with optional semver VERSION.
curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/<PKG>[@VERSION], sh
Install PKG with optional semver VERSION to the given directory PREFIX. By default /usr/local/bin is used.
curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/<PKG>[@VERSION], PREFIX=/tmp sh
The github.com path prefix is optional.
Examples
Install the hey HTTP benchmarking tool:
curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/rakyll/hey, sh
Install the wuzz HTTP client:
curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/asciimoo/wuzz, sh
Install the latest version of staticgen:
curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/tj/staticgen/cmd/staticgen, sh
Install the latest 1.x major version of staticgen:
curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/tj/staticgen/cmd/staticgen@1.x, sh
Install the v1.0.0 version of triage:
curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/tj/triage/cmd/triage@1.0.0, sh
Semver support
The following semver patterns are supported:
- Exact version:
v1.2.3,1.2.3 - Wildcards:
v1.x,v1.2.x,1.x,1.2.x - Wildcards (implicit):
v1,v1.2,1.2 - Leading
vis optional, regardless of the Git tag
How does it work?
Take for example you want to install @rakyll's fantastic HTTP benchmarking tool hey, to install the latest release you would run:
curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/rakyll/hey, sh
This request fetches the latest tag from GitHub and responds with a shell script
which performs a second request, populated with the resolved version and architecture as shown here:
https://gobinaries.com/binary/github.com/rakyll/hey?os=darwin&arch=amd64&version=v0.1.3
The response of this request is a Golang binary compiled for the requested os, architecture, and package version. The result is cached in a CDN for subsequent requests.
Limitations
- The Go package must compile in under 100 seconds (CDN limitation)
- The Go package must have at least one Git tag
FAQ
Sponsors
Sponsors
This project is sponsored by CTO.ai, making it easy for development teams to create and share workflow automations without leaving the command line.
And my GitHub sponsors: