Running Buf Plugins Locally

Buf plugins are designed to run in the cloud, but you can also run them locally. This is useful for testing, development, and running plugins that are self-hosted or not yet available in the Buf Schema Registry. In this example, we will use the Go plugins for Protocol Buffers and gRPC. To get started, clone the bufbuild/plugins repository. Then, run the following command to build the Go plugins for Protocol Buffers and gRPC: ...

March 15, 2026 · 1 min