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title: Embedding etcd in a Go Application
weight: 3562
description: Use etcd `embed` go package to run an etcd server within your application
categories: [Task]
upstream_link: "https://github.com/etcd-io/website/blob/824597935df6e95992ef61c07e3222f4f796ca6c/content/en/docs/v3.7/dev-guide/golang_embed_pkg.md"
aliases: [/etcd/dev-guide/golang_embed_pkg/]
---

The etcd `embed` go package provides a simple way to embed an etcd server directly into your application.

For more details, see the [embed package documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/embed).