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Athens
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Athens
Free
Open source Go module proxy; run your own public or private mirror
Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.gomods.io
On the record
- Access control
- Athens can host private modules, exclude access to public modules, and store public modules.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Athens documents supplying credentials in different formats for access to version control systems.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Checksum database
- Athens can proxy a checksum database API.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The maker lists deployment on AWS, Azure, GCP, Digital Ocean, Alibaba, or bare metal.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Immutable storage
- Athens stores modules in append-only storage and does not change a module after saving it.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Install methods
- The maker provides a Docker image, build-from-source guidance, and Kubernetes Helm charts.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation describes fetching modules from version control systems and using Go module repositories such as proxy.golang.org or another Athens server as upstreams.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Private modules
- Organizations can run a private mirror to manage private code alongside public code.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Athens is an open source Go Module proxy for retrieving Go packages.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Storage options
- Athens supports multiple configurable storage options, with storage configuration covered in its documentation.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project invites users to office hours and its Gophers Slack channel for discussion and questions.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The documentation describes use cases including anti-censorship, compliance, data privacy, and data continuity.docs.gomods.io · read 5 Oct 2026
