go-rocket-update: Build self-updating Go programs by mouuff
Easy to use and modular library to make self updating golang programs
About go-rocket-update: Build self-updating Go programs
From the project's README at github.com/mouuff/go-rocket-update. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Enable your Golang applications to easily and safely to self update.
It provides the flexibility to implement different updating user experiences like auto-updating, or manual user-initiated updates, and updates from different sources.
The gopher in this image was created by [Takuya Ueda][tu], licensed under [Creative Commons 3.0 Attributions license][cc3-by]. Features Flexible way to provide updates (ex: using Github or Gitlab!) Cross platform support (Mac, Linux, Arm, and Windows) RSA signature verification Tooling to generate and verify signatu
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 127 | github.com/mouuff/go-rocket-update |
| GitHub forks | 11 | github.com/mouuff/go-rocket-update |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 5.4 years | since Dec 2020 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 16 | last: 8 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Replaces these paid SaaS
go-rocket-update: Build self-updating Go programs is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host go-rocket-update: Build self-updating Go programs?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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