I am trying to get a Go app inside a docker container. This is my first bigger Go and Docker project. The go program runs just fine as long as I am running it on my local machine, now I want to run it on EC2 within a docker container. My docker file looks like this:
FROM golang:latest
RUN mkdir /tir
ADD . /tir
WORKDIR /tir
RUN go build -o main .
CMD ["/app/main"]
But I get the following error for every private dependencies:
main.go:17:2: cannot find package "github.com/ser/model" in any of:
/usr/local/go/src/github.com/ser/model (from $GOROOT)
/go/src/github.com/ser/model (from $GOPATH)
When I insert RUN go get ./.. before RUN go build -o main ., I get the following error for every package:
fatal: could not read Username for 'https://github.com': terminal prompts disabled
package github.com/ser/endpoints: exit status 128
I have tried a couple of solutions, but none worked. I always end up having the above errors. Since this is my first docker + golang project, are there any ready to use dockerfiles for an golang app with public as well as private dependencies?
UPDATE: I deinstalled go, and copied every file in one by one and used dep -ensure after every file. Now it works, thanks :D
Your dependencies are probably stored in GOPATH/src/<import-path> and you manage them with go get tool.
Consider vendoring and tools like dep or modules
As a result your dependencies will be included into source control and project will be much more portable.
You also can improve the way how you create Docker image.
Current implementation uses one container that includes whole GO toolchain. Code is copied inside that that container, container compiles and hosts the code. Only later is necessary for production.
Better option will be to use 2 containers:
# Debian image with the latest version of Go installed
# and a workspace (GOPATH) configured at /go.
FROM golang:1.11 as builder
WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/space/project/
# Copy the local package files to the container's workspace.
ADD . /go/src/github.com/space/project/
# Build the service inside the container.
RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o app .
FROM centurylink/ca-certs
EXPOSE 8080
# Copy app
COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/space/project/app /
ENTRYPOINT ["/app"]