Run godoc in the background with launchd on osx

org.golang.godoc.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
   <key>Label</key>
   <string>org.golang.godoc</string>
   <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
   <dict>
      <!-- set your gopath -->
      <key>GOPATH</key>
      <string>/Users/ppham/go</string>
   </dict>
   <key>ProgramArguments</key>
   <array>
      <!-- ensure this is the absolute path to your godoc install -->
      <string>/usr/local/go/bin/godoc</string>
      <string>-http=localhost:6060</string>
   </array>
   <key>RunAtLoad</key>
   <true/>
   <!-- optional logging -->
   <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
   <string>/tmp/godocd.err</string>
   <key>StandardOutPath</key>
   <string>/tmp/godocd.out</string>
</dict>
</plist>

setup.md

Add ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.golang.godoc.plist and modify the GOPATH environment var and godoc path

Then run

launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.golang.godoc.plist

Then navigate to localhost:6060 to see godocs!