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# Configure build targets for commitdog releases

> Choose which operating systems and architectures commitdog builds binaries for when you run a release. Config is saved per repository.

When you release a Go project, commitdog compiles a binary for each configured build target before uploading assets to your platform. You control which targets are active using `commitdog release config`, which presents an interactive toggle menu and saves your selection to a `.commitdog` file in the repository root.

## Available targets

commitdog supports five build targets:

| # | Target          | Notes                                         |
| - | --------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | `linux/amd64`   | Standard 64-bit Linux                         |
| 2 | `linux/arm64`   | ARM64 Linux (e.g. Raspberry Pi, AWS Graviton) |
| 3 | `darwin/amd64`  | Intel macOS                                   |
| 4 | `darwin/arm64`  | Apple Silicon macOS                           |
| 5 | `windows/amd64` | 64-bit Windows (`.exe`)                       |

## Configuring targets

<Steps>
  <Step title="Run the config command">
    From the root of your repository, run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    commitdog release config
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Toggle targets in the menu">
    An interactive menu shows all targets with their current selection state:

    ```text theme={null}
      select build targets:

      enter numbers separated by spaces, e.g. 1, 2, 3

      1  linux/amd64        ✓
      2  linux/arm64        ✓
      3  darwin/amd64        
      4  darwin/arm64        
      5  windows/amd64       

      [1-5] toggle, [a] all, [enter] confirm, [q] quit › 3, 4
    ```

    * Enter one or more numbers separated by spaces or commas to toggle those targets on or off.
    * Press `a` to toggle all targets at once. If all are currently selected, pressing `a` deselects all; otherwise it selects all.
    * Press `enter` with no input to confirm your selection.
    * Press `q` to quit without saving.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm and save">
    After you press `enter`, commitdog saves your selection:

    ```text theme={null}
      ✓ saved to .commitdog
    ```

    The `.commitdog` file is written to your repository root. You can re-run `commitdog release config` at any time to change the selection.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## The `.commitdog` config file

Your target selection is stored in `.commitdog` at the root of your repository. The file uses a simple key-value format:

```toml theme={null}
configured = true
platform = "github"
targets = ["linux/amd64", "linux/arm64", "darwin/amd64", "darwin/arm64", "windows/amd64"]
```

Commit this file alongside your code so that everyone working in the repository uses the same release targets.

## First-time prompt

If you run `commitdog release` on a Go project before configuring targets, commitdog pauses and asks once:

```text theme={null}
  no release targets configured.

  1  configure now
  2  use defaults and don't ask again

  [1/2/q] pick ›
```

* Choose `1` to open the interactive config menu immediately.
* Choose `2` to accept all five targets as defaults and save that choice — commitdog will not ask again.
* Choose `q` to abort the release.

<Note>
  Build targets only affect Go projects. For Node.js, Rust, Python, Java, and `VERSION`-based projects, commitdog skips the binary build step entirely and no target selection is required.
</Note>