core build¶

Build Go, Wails, Docker, and LinuxKit projects with automatic project detection.

Subcommands¶

Command	Description
sdk	Generate API SDKs from OpenAPI
`from-path`	Build from a local directory
`pwa`	Build from a live PWA URL

Usage¶

core build [flags]

Flags¶

Flag	Description
`--type`	Project type: `go`, `wails`, `docker`, `linuxkit`, `taskfile` (auto-detected)
`--targets`	Build targets: `linux/amd64,darwin/arm64,windows/amd64`
`--output`	Output directory (default: `dist`)
`--ci`	CI mode - minimal output with JSON artifact list at the end
`--image`	Docker image name (for docker builds)
`--config`	Config file path (for linuxkit: YAML config, for docker: Dockerfile)
`--format`	Output format for linuxkit (iso-bios, qcow2-bios, raw, vmdk)
`--push`	Push Docker image after build (default: false)
`--archive`	Create archives (tar.gz for linux/darwin, zip for windows) - default: true
`--checksum`	Generate SHA256 checksums and CHECKSUMS.txt - default: true
`--no-sign`	Skip all code signing
`--notarize`	Enable macOS notarization (requires Apple credentials)

Examples¶

Go Project¶

# Auto-detect and build
core build

# Build for specific platforms
core build --targets linux/amd64,linux/arm64,darwin/arm64

# CI mode
core build --ci

Wails Project¶

# Build Wails desktop app
core build --type wails

# Build for all desktop platforms
core build --type wails --targets darwin/amd64,darwin/arm64,windows/amd64,linux/amd64

Docker Image¶

# Build Docker image
core build --type docker

# With custom image name
core build --type docker --image ghcr.io/myorg/myapp

# Build and push to registry
core build --type docker --image ghcr.io/myorg/myapp --push

LinuxKit Image¶

# Build LinuxKit ISO
core build --type linuxkit

# Build with specific format
core build --type linuxkit --config linuxkit.yml --format qcow2-bios

Project Detection¶

Core automatically detects project type based on files:

Files	Type
`wails.json`	Wails
`go.mod`	Go
`Dockerfile`	Docker
`Taskfile.yml`	Taskfile
`composer.json`	PHP
`package.json`	Node

Output¶

Build artifacts are placed in dist/ by default:

dist/
├── myapp-linux-amd64.tar.gz
├── myapp-linux-arm64.tar.gz
├── myapp-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
├── myapp-darwin-arm64.tar.gz
├── myapp-windows-amd64.zip
└── CHECKSUMS.txt

Configuration¶

Optional .core/build.yaml - see Configuration for examples.

Code Signing¶

Core supports GPG signing for checksums and native code signing for macOS.

GPG Signing¶

Signs CHECKSUMS.txt with a detached ASCII signature (.asc):

# Build with GPG signing (default if key configured)
core build

# Skip signing
core build --no-sign

Users can verify:

gpg --verify CHECKSUMS.txt.asc CHECKSUMS.txt
sha256sum -c CHECKSUMS.txt

macOS Code Signing¶

Signs Darwin binaries with your Developer ID and optionally notarizes with Apple:

# Build with codesign (automatic if identity configured)
core build

# Build with notarization (takes 1-5 minutes)
core build --notarize

Environment Variables¶

Variable	Purpose
`GPG_KEY_ID`	GPG key ID or fingerprint
`CODESIGN_IDENTITY`	macOS Developer ID (fallback)
`APPLE_ID`	Apple account email
`APPLE_TEAM_ID`	Apple Developer Team ID
`APPLE_APP_PASSWORD`	App-specific password for notarization

Building from PWAs and Static Sites¶

Build from Local Directory¶

Build a desktop app from static web application files:

core build from-path --path ./dist

Build from Live PWA¶

Build a desktop app from a live Progressive Web App URL:

core build pwa --url https://example.com