How to Install Golang, Build a CLI App, and Distribute it with Github Actions and HomeBrew
Learn to create your own command-line interface (CLI) tool in Golang and automatically distribute it with GitHub Actions, Github Releases, and HomeBrew.
0:00 - Create CLI using Go Cobra
5:18 - Configure GoReleaser
9:40 - Configure Github Actions
11:35 - Setup Github Repos
12:27 - Setup Github Token
13:08 - Setup Secret Variables
13:30 - Tag and Push the code
14:00 - Watch the Github action run
14:30 - Try it out
Step 1: Create a Golang CLI tool using go-cobra. The go-cobra package allows you to easily create a CLI tool in Golang with minimal effort.
Step 2: Setup and review the Goreleaser configuration that houses all the instructions for publishing your CLI tool
Step 3: Setup and configure the GitHub actions configuration file for Goreleaser
Step 4: Create the necessary GitHub repositories to publish your custom CLI and distribute with HomeBrew
Step 5: Setup GitHub personal access tokens and secrets for future steps
Step 6: Push up the code and try it all out.
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