> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.sonarsource.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/8.9/analyzing-source-code/languages/go.md).

# Go

## Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

* SonarQube scanner should run on an x86-64 Windows, macOS or Linux machine.
* You need the [Go](https://golang.org/) installation on the scanner machine only if you want to import coverage data.

## Language-specific properties <a href="#language-specific-properties" id="language-specific-properties"></a>

You can discover and update the Go-specific [Analysis parameters](/sonarqube-server/8.9/analyzing-source-code/analysis-parameters.md) in **Administration > General Settings > Go**

By default, all the `vendor` directories are excluded from the analysis. However, you can change the property `sonar.go.exclusions` to a different pattern if you want to force their analysis (not recommended).

## sonar-project.properties sample <a href="#sonar-project-properties" id="sonar-project-properties"></a>

Here is a first version of a `sonar-project.properties` file, valid for a simple `Go` project:

```css-79elbk
  sonar.projectKey=com.company.projectkey1
  sonar.projectName=My Project Name

  sonar.sources=.
  sonar.exclusions=**/*_test.go

  sonar.tests=.
  sonar.test.inclusions=**/*_test.go
```

## Related pages <a href="#related-pages" id="related-pages"></a>

* [Test coverage and execution](/sonarqube-server/8.9/analyzing-source-code/test-coverage-and-execution.md)
* [Importing third-party issues](/sonarqube-server/8.9/analyzing-source-code/importing-external-issues/importing-third-party-issues.md) (GoVet, GoLint, GoMetaLinter)

## Issue tracker <a href="#issue-tracker" id="issue-tracker"></a>

Check the [issue tracker](https://sonarsource.atlassian.net/jira/software/c/projects/SONARSLANG/boards/97) for this language.


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