ticker

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Track stocks, crypto, and derivatives prices and positions in real time from your terminal

  • .gitignore
  • .golangci.yml
  • .goreleaser.yml
  • Dockerfile
  • go.mod
  • go.sum
  • LICENSE
  • main.go
  • README.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/achannarasappa/ticker

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd ticker

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Homebrew A package manager for macOS/Linux.
brew install achannarasappa/tap/ticker

Installs the pre-built package via Homebrew β€” no source build required.

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Docker

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker run -it --rm achannarasappa/ticker

Runs the built image as an actual container.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Go

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Go The Go compiler and toolchain.
go build ./...

Compiles the Go program into an executable.

go run .

Runs the Go program directly without a separate build step.

βœ… If the build finishes without errors, it worked. If you used go run ., check the terminal output.
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