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+# goget
+
+This project is deprecated.
+Please use the static curl binary from <https://github.com/moparisthebest/static-curl/releases/> instead.
+This is the offical download site for static binaries listed on <https://curl.se/download.html>.
+
+E.g to add the static curl binary in a Dockerfile
+
+```Dockerfile
+ADD https://github.com/moparisthebest/static-curl/releases/download/v7.85.0/curl-amd64 /usr/local/bin/curl
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/curl
+```