Docker: go get from a private GitHub repo

Question

I\'m trying to run a container that will expose a golang service from a package that I have on a private GitHub repo.

Since I am working with GCE, my starter image is g

Answer 1

In the newest version of golang (v1.11) there are now modules.

To quote the source:

A module is a collection of related Go packages that are versioned together as a single unit. Most often, a single version-control repository corresponds exactly to a single module.

Using the latest version of golang will allow you to have dependencies that are in private repositories. Essentially by running the $ go mod vendor command will create a vendor directory locally for all external dependencies. Now making sure your docker image has Golang v1.11, you will update your Dockerfile with the following:

WORKDIR /

COPY . ./