Setting Up Docker Compose for Golang Application

This post will explain how I create Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml for golang development. The full code can be seen here

This code for Dockerfile

FROM golang:1.22 

WORKDIR /app

COPY go.mod go.sum ./

RUN go mod download

COPY . ./

RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o /go-market-warehouse-api ./cmd/main.go

EXPOSE 8000

CMD [ "/go-market-warehouse-api" ]

FROM golang:1.22 is basing the image to current newest golang version available

WORKDIR /app tell docker to create and make this /app directory as the current directory …

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