Deploy Gin App on Seenode | Gin Hosting & Deployment Guide

This guide explains how to deploy your existing Gin application to seenode.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:

A seenode account at cloud.seenode.com
Git configured on your machine
Existing Gin project ready to deploy

Configure for seenode Deployment

Port Configuration

Your main.go file should create a Gin server that listens on the PORT environment variable, defaulting to 80 if not set. This allows seenode to correctly route traffic to your application.

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "os"

    "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
)

func main() {
    r := gin.Default()

    r.GET("/", func(c *gin.Context) {
        c.String(200, "Hello, Welcome to seenode 👋")
    })

    port := os.Getenv("PORT")
    if port == "" {
        port = "80"
    }
    r.Run(fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port))
}

Dependencies

Make sure your go.mod lists gin-gonic/gin as a dependency:

module your-gin-project

go 1.21

require github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.9.1

Run

go mod tidy

to create your go.sum file.

Deploy on seenode

Push to Git
Commit your project and push it to GitHub or GitLab.
Create a Web Service
From the
seenode Dashboard
, create a new Web Service and connect your Gin project’s Git repository.
Configure Build & Start
seenode attempts to detect these automatically. Configure:
- Build Command:
```
go build -o app main.go
```
- Start Command:
```
./app
```
There is no default port. Set the Port field (above Environment Variables) to the value your Gin app uses—the field starts empty. You do not need to add a PORT environment variable. After the service is created, you can change the port from the project’s Settings tab.
Choose Pricing Tier
Select your preferred instance size and create your service.
Deploy
Click Create Web Service and watch logs until your web service is live.
Success
Once complete, your Gin application is accessible via your service’s URL.