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Managing configuration with Viper

Viper is a popular configuration library that’s designed with 12 factor applications in mind.

Viper is a complete configuration solution for go applications including 12 factor apps. It is designed to work within an application, and can handle all types of configuration needs and formats. Viper can be thought of as a registry for all of your applications configuration needs.

Let’s use it to provide configuration for a typical application.

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The 12 Factors of Go

The 12 Factor App methodology is a set of best practices to follow when building modern software applications. It was created by Heroku as a guide for developers to optimize application development for their platform as a service. At the core, the 12FA methodology is a marketing document, but the concepts behind individual practices outline best practices that can be followed regardless of the platform where you publish your apps.

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