Supercharge CI/CD Pipeline for Your Go Application Using Docker Scout (With a Sample DevSecOps Pipeline File for GitHub Action)

Prabesh
13 min readFeb 15, 2024
Docker Scout + Go

In the fast-paced world of software development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines have become indispensable tools for teams striving to deliver high-quality code at scale. However, as the complexity of projects grows and security concerns become increasingly paramount, traditional CI/CD setups may struggle to keep up. Enter Docker Scout — a powerful tool that can supercharge your CI/CD pipeline while seamlessly integrating security best practices.

In this post, we’ll explore how Docker Scout can revolutionize your DevOps workflow, and provide a sample DevSecOps pipeline file for Go application using GitHub Actions.

Before we begin, let’s do a quick primer

What Is a Docker Container?

Imagine a lightweight, standardized package containing everything an application needs to run (code, runtime, system tools, libraries, settings). That’s a Docker container! It shares the host’s operating system kernel but has its isolated filesystem and resources, ensuring consistent execution regardless of the environment. Think of it like a self-contained box for your application, allowing it to run flawlessly anywhere.

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Prabesh

Senior Site Reliability Engineer & Backend Engineer | Docker Captain 🐳 | Auth0 Ambassador @Okta | https://www.linkedin.com/in/prabeshthapa