Deploy a Go Gin App on Leapcell

Quickly deploy your Go app using the Gin framework on Leapcell in a few steps. Use our example app or your own.

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You’ll need a GitHub account to proceed. If you don’t have one, you can create on the GitHub website.

1. Fork the Gin example on GitHub.

Repo: Gin example

Here’s the main.go file from that repo, which is borrowed from the official gin docs:

package main

import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"

func main() {
	r := gin.Default()
	r.GET("/ping", func(c *gin.Context) {
		c.JSON(200, gin.H{
			"message": "hello leapcell",
		})
	})
	r.Run() // listen and serve on 0.0.0.0:8080
}

2. Create a Service in the Leapcell Dashboard and connect your new repo.

Go to the Leapcell Dashboard and click the New Service button.

On the "New Service" page, select the repository you just forked.

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To access your repositories, you’ll need to connect Leapcell to your GitHub account.

Follow these instructions to connect to GitHub.

Once connected, your repositories will appear in the list.

3. Provide the following values during creation:

Field	Value
Runtime	Go (Any version)
Build Command	go mod tidy && go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-s -w' -o app
Start Command	./app
Port	8080

Enter these values in the corresponding fields.

4. Access Your App:

Once deployed, you should see a URL like foo-bar.leapcell.dev on the Deployment page. Visit the domain shown on the service page.

The Gin example exposes a /ping endpoint, so you can test it by visiting foo-bar.leapcell.dev/ping.

Continuous Deployments

Every push to the linked branch automatically triggers a build and deploy. Failed builds are safely canceled, leaving the current version running until the next successful deploy.

Learn more about Continuous Deployments.