govcr by seborama
HTTP mock for Golang: record and replay HTTP/HTTPS interactions for offline testing
About govcr
From the project's README at github.com/seborama/govcr. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Records and replays HTTP / HTTPS interactions for offline unit / behavioural / integration tests thereby acting as an HTTP mock. You can also use goovcr for API simulation.
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 | 198 | github.com/seborama/govcr |
| GitHub forks | 17 | github.com/seborama/govcr |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.8 years | since Jul 2016 |
| Last commit | 11 days ago | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 61 | last: 11 days 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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Ask HN: I was tired of sharing personal phone number just to get a printout
- The race to save US Government datasets before they're deleted
- Boris Johnson sees a "blessing" in falling British births
- Deletion of government data is hurting Americans – from infant deaths to hunger
- Dutch government extends DigiD contract with US takeover target
Ready to self-host govcr?
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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