# Go Vanity URLs
Go Vanity URLs is a simple App Engine Go app that allows you
to set custom import paths for your Go packages.
## Quickstart
Install [gcloud](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/downloads) and install Go App Engine component:
```
$ gcloud components install app-engine-go
```
Setup a [custom domain](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/using-custom-domains-and-ssl) for your app.
Get the application:
```
go get -u -d github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/govanityurls
cd $(go env GOPATH)/src/github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/govanityurls
```
Edit `vanity.yaml` to add any number of git repos. E.g., `customdomain.com/portmidi` will
serve the [https://github.com/rakyll/portmidi](https://github.com/rakyll/portmidi) repo.
```
paths:
/portmidi:
repo: https://github.com/rakyll/portmidi
```
You can add as many rules as you wish.
Deploy the app:
```
$ gcloud app deploy
```
That's it! You can use `go get` to get the package from your custom domain.
```
$ go get customdomain.com/portmidi
```
### Running in other environments
You can also deploy this as an App Engine Flexible app by changing the
`app.yaml` file:
```
runtime: go
env: flex
```
This project is a normal Go HTTP server, so you can also incorporate the
handler into larger Go servers.
## Configuration File
```
host: example.com
cache_max_age: 3600
paths:
/foo:
repo: https://github.com/example/foo
display: "https://github.com/example/foo https://github.com/example/foo/tree/master{/dir} https://github.com/example/foo/blob/master{/dir}/{file}#L{line}"
vcs: git
```
Key |
Required |
Description |
cache_max_age |
optional |
The amount of time to cache package pages in seconds. Controls the max-age directive sent in the Cache-Control HTTP header. |
host |
optional |
Host name to use in meta tags. If omitted, uses the App Engine default version host or the Host header on non-App Engine Standard environments. You can use this option to fix the host when using this service behind a reverse proxy or a custom dispatch file. |
paths |
required |
Map of paths to path configurations. Each key is a path that will point to the root of a repository hosted elsewhere. The fields are documented in the Path Configuration section below. |
### Path Configuration
Key |
Required |
Description |
display |
optional |
The last three fields of the go-source meta tag. If omitted, it is inferred from the code hosting service if possible. |
repo |
required |
Root URL of the repository as it would appear in go-import meta tag. |
vcs |
required if ambiguous |
If the version control system cannot be inferred (e.g. for Bitbucket or a custom domain), then this specifies the version control system as it would appear in go-import meta tag. This can be one of git , hg , svn , or bzr . |