golang

docker1.26.4musl2565M pulls

Go is a statically typed, compiled programming language designed for building scalable applications.

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Usage

Recommended variant

docker pull golang:1.26.4-alpine

alpine = musl libc, smallest footprint — some native extensions won't build

Variants

Available tags

golang:full

golang:alpinemusl

Lifecycle

Support & EOL

latest1.26.4

pull size71MB compressed

Known issues

Gotchas

alpine variant uses musl libc, can break native extensions compiled for glibc

avoid :latest in production — pulls breaking major version changes

use multi-stage builds to reduce final image size

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