Alpine (3.6) based docker image with Protocol Buffers compiler supporting Go.

Dockerfile

# Protobuf Builder
# ================
#
# This image builds protocol buffers library from source with Go generation
# support. The builder and runner images are produced.

# Builder Image
# -------------

FROM golang:1.8.3-alpine3.6 as builder

# System setup
RUN apk update && apk add git curl build-base autoconf automake libtool

# Install protoc
ENV PROTOBUF_URL https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v3.3.0/protobuf-cpp-3.3.0.tar.gz
RUN curl -L -o /tmp/protobuf.tar.gz $PROTOBUF_URL
WORKDIR /tmp/
RUN tar xvzf protobuf.tar.gz
WORKDIR /tmp/protobuf-3.3.0
RUN mkdir /export
RUN ./autogen.sh && \
    ./configure --prefix=/export && \
    make -j 3 && \
    make check && \
    make install

# Install protoc-gen-go
RUN go get github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
RUN cp /go/bin/protoc-gen-go /export/bin/

# Export dependencies
RUN cp /usr/lib/libstdc++* /export/lib/
RUN cp /usr/lib/libgcc_s* /export/lib/


# Runner Image
# ------------

FROM alpine:3.6
RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
RUN mkdir /import
WORKDIR /import
COPY --from=builder /export /usr
ENTRYPOINT ["protoc"]