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Deploy Go

Deploy a Go app to Aloof in a few minutes. You need the CLI (curl -fsSL https://www.aloof.si/cli/aloof -o aloof && chmod +x aloof) and an account (aloof signup you@example.com, free tier, no card).

1. Generate config

aloof launch detects Go from go.mod and writes a Dockerfile (unless you have one), aloof.toml and .dockerignore.

$ aloof launch --name my-go

2. Review aloof.toml

app = "my-go"
primary_region = "eu-de"

[http_service]
  internal_port = 8080
  auto_stop_machines = true
  min_machines_running = 0

[processes]
  web = "/app/server"

Aloof sets PORT=8080. With min_machines_running = 0 the app sleeps when idle and you pay per second only while it runs.

3. Database (optional)

$ aloof pg create my-go-db --plan pg-dev
$ aloof pg attach my-go-db my-go     # sets DATABASE_URL over the private network

4. Deploy

$ aloof deploy
live: https://my-go.aloof.si/

The directory is uploaded (respecting .dockerignore) and built remotely. New instances must pass their health check before the old ones stop.

Notes for Go

The generated Dockerfile builds a static binary in a multi-stage build, so images are small and cold starts are fast. Good for scale-to-zero.

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