How I cross-compiled a Go web application for the MIPS architecture

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This article walks through cross-compiling a Go-based web application for MIPS architecture and getting it running on router-class hardware. It explains why CGO and the right MIPS toolchain matter, then shows how to build with Entware/OpenWRT toolchains. It also covers troubleshooting database and linker issues, including setting CGO_ENABLED, GOMIPS, CC, and CXX correctly. The final steps describe installing the binary under Entware and creating an init script to run it as a service.

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