Go Build system

Open-source Go projects categorized as Build system

Top 18 Go Build system Projects

Build system
  1. earthly

    Super simple build framework with fast, repeatable builds and an instantly familiar syntax – like Dockerfile and Makefile had a baby.

    Project mention: The Pain That Is GitHub Actions | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-03-19

    There is at a tiny glimmer of life on the earthly front - yesterday, they merged their first changes in 6 months:

    [1] https://github.com/earthly/earthly/commit/6d7f6786ad9fa4392f...

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB high-performance time series database. Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-resolution data to power real-time intelligent systems.

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  3. devbox

    Instant, easy, and predictable development environments

    Project mention: Progressive frustration | dev.to | 2025-04-18

    I started with a new devbox because I like a clean install like that without requiring to run a whole container. Now, I wanted pick something I felt nice about to work with. Here were the choices in my head -

  4. realize

    Realize is the #1 Golang Task Runner which enhance your workflow by automating the most common tasks and using the best performing Golang live reloading.

  5. please

    High-performance extensible build system for reproducible multi-language builds.

  6. mmake

    Modern Make

  7. bob

    Bob is a high-level build tool for multi-language projects. (by benchkram)

    Project mention: Bob: A high-level build tool for multi-language projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-05-29
  8. lure

    The community repository missing from your Linux distro

  9. CodeRabbit

    CodeRabbit: AI Code Reviews for Developers. Revolutionize your code reviews with AI. CodeRabbit offers PR summaries, code walkthroughs, 1-click suggestions, and AST-based analysis. Boost productivity and code quality across all major languages with each PR.

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  10. bramble

    Purely functional build system and package manager (by maxmcd)

  11. knit

    A simple and flexible build tool using Lua, similar to make/mk.

  12. rbxmk

    A tool for processing Roblox files.

  13. maven

    A Cloud Native Buildpack that builds Maven-based applications from source (by paketo-buildpacks)

  14. gradle

    A Cloud Native Buildpack that builds Gradle-based applications from source (by paketo-buildpacks)

  15. Builder

    Next-Gen Builder (by AuditDeploy)

  16. clojure-tools

    A Cloud Native Buildpack that builds Clojure-based applications from source

  17. spok

    It's a build system Jim, but not as we know it πŸ–– (by FollowTheProcess)

    Project mention: Just: Just a Command Runner | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-12-07

    I am really moving spok

    It’s golang based but very like make.

    https://github.com/FollowTheProcess/spok

  18. bobc

    Remote cache for https://bob.build

  19. sbt

    A Cloud Native Buildpack that builds SBT-based applications from source (by paketo-buildpacks)

  20. leiningen

    A Cloud Native Buildpack that builds Leiningen-based applications from source (by paketo-buildpacks)

  21. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Build system projects in Go? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 earthly 11,703
2 devbox 9,704
3 realize 4,460
4 please 2,506
5 mmake 1,724
6 bob 484
7 lure 414
8 bramble 191
9 knit 187
10 rbxmk 113
11 maven 33
12 gradle 30
13 Builder 20
14 clojure-tools 11
15 spok 10
16 bobc 10
17 sbt 9
18 leiningen 8

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