Buildkite Golang Docker Pipeline Example

This repository is an example Buildkite pipeline that runs tests for a Golang project inside Docker.

👉 See this example in action: buildkite/golang-docker-example

How it works

This example uses a Docker-based workflow to run Go tests:

• The pipeline runs go test and go vet inside a container.
• The container is defined using Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml.
• The Buildkite pipeline uploads steps using pipeline.yml.

This is ideal if you want to containerize your builds or match production environments more closely.

Try it yourself

To use this pattern in your own Go project:

1. Make sure Docker and Docker Compose are installed. See: Install Docker Compose
2. Copy the example config into your repo:

cd /your/golang/repo

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/buildkite/golang-docker-example/main/Dockerfile
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/buildkite/golang-docker-example/main/docker-compose.yml

License

See LICENSE.md (MIT)