A graceful Golang install on Jenkins

1 - Go to Jenkins administration and install the last version of Custom Tools Plugin


2 - Then, go to Configure System and click on Custom tool installations button and Add Installer

3 - Fill it with the following configuration (you can use the latest go version)

4 - Use go as label and /$HOME/tools/go/1.3.3 as Tool Home


5 - Copy/paste the following script in command area

#!/bin/sh

set -e

GO_VERSION=1.3.3
GO_DIR=${HOME}/tools/go/${GO_VERSION}
GO_TARGZ=go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz

mkdir -p "${GO_DIR}"

# we'll use go too...
export PATH=${GO_DIR}/bin:${PATH}
export GOROOT=${GO_DIR}


#################################################
# Check & install Golang
#################################################

if [ -x "${GO_DIR}"/bin/go ] ; then

    echo "Go ${GO_VERSION} already installed"

else

    # cleanup incomplete installation
    [ -e "${GO_TARGZ}" ] && rm -f "${GO_TARGZ}"
    [ -e "${GO_DIR}" ] && rm -rf "${GO_DIR}"

    # wget the binary archive
    wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/${GO_TARGZ}

    # untar in $GO_DIR
    mkdir -p "${GO_DIR}"
    tar -xvz -C "${GO_DIR}" --strip-components=1 -f "${GO_TARGZ}"

fi

6 - Go to your project configuration, tick Install custom tools checkbox in Build Environment and select your installed tool as followed.

Then all you have to do is use your go commands with an Execute Shell!