TLDR
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Goblin.run is a remote build server that compiles and serves Go binaries via curl without requiring a local Go installation.
Key Takeaways
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One-liner install:
curl -sf http://goblin.run/<package>[@version] | sh resolves arch and OS automatically from the request.
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Supports exact versions, partial semver ranges, and commit hashes; falls back to proxy.golang.org for module resolution.
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Env vars
PREFIX, OUT, and CMD_PATH control install location, binary name, and nested package path.
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Compilation uses Go 1.17.x via the official Docker image with a 200-second timeout per build.
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Works with non-GitHub sources like golang.org/x and gopkg.in.
Hacker News Comment Review
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Discussion is thin and skeptical; the primary concern is the security and trust model of piping a remotely compiled binary directly into sh.
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No commenters explored the timeout limits, caching behavior, or supply-chain implications of depending on goblin.run as a build intermediary.
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