Add Govard - Go-based local development orchestrator

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Description

This PR adds Govard, a professional-grade local development orchestrator engineered in Go.

What is Govard?

Govard is a Go-based versatile runtime and development orchestrator that manages complex containerized environments with a focus on stability, speed, and a premium developer experience. It uses the native Docker SDK for direct container orchestration.

Why it belongs in awesome-go

• Written in Go: Native Go binary using Docker SDK
• Server Application: Orchestrates Docker containers for local development
• Developer Tool: Provides CLI + Desktop app for development workflow management
• Actively maintained: Regular releases and active development

Key Features

• Automatic framework discovery (Magento 2, Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, etc.)
• Docker SDK orchestration (not shell-script wrappers)
• Local HTTPS/DNS with built-in Caddy + dnsmasq
• Remote management with safety guardrails
• Cross-platform CLI + Desktop app (Wails)
• VSCode integration for PHP tooling

Checklist

• Entry is added to the correct section (Server Applications)
• Entry is sorted alphabetically (after go-proxy-cache, before gondola)
• Description is concise and follows the format
• Description ends with period
• Project is actively maintained

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Forge link: https://github.com/ddtcorex/govard
pkg.go.dev: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/ddtcorex/govard
goreportcard.com: https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/ddtcorex/govard
Coverage: https://app.codecov.io/gh/ddtcorex/govard

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Add Govard to Server Applications catalog

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AI Description

• Adds Govard to the curated Server Applications list.
• Describes its Docker-based orchestration and supported PHP frameworks.

High-Level Assessment

A direct, alphabetically placed catalog entry follows the repository's existing contribution pattern. Additional documentation or structural changes would be unnecessary for this listing-only PR.

Files changed (1) +1 / -0

Documentation (1) +1 / -0

README.mdList Govard under Server Applications +1/-0

List Govard under Server Applications

• Adds Govard as a Go-based local development orchestrator, highlighting Docker SDK integration, framework discovery, and PHP framework support. Places the entry alphabetically between gondola and goshs.

README.md

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