# Go

## Supported versions <a href="#suoported-versions" id="suoported-versions"></a>

The level of support for a language is defined as follows:

* Fully supported: Analysis will complete. All the language features are understood and examined.
* Supported: Most language features are understood and examined but the version includes unsupported features. Analysis might break or provide incomplete results.

Go versions 1.0 to 1.25 are supported.

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

* Your SonarScanner should be run on one of the following machines:
  * x86-64 Windows
  * macOS (amd64 and arm64 are supported)
  * Linux (amd64 and arm64 are supported)
* 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](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/analyzing-source-code/analysis-parameters "mention") by going to **Administration** > **Configuration** > **General Settings** > **Languages** > **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).

If you modify the `sonar.go.exclusions` or the `sonar.sources` property, be sure that `go.mod` files are included in your scan. If the `go.mod` files are excluded, the analysis results are less precise.

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

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

* [overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/analyzing-source-code/test-coverage/overview "mention")
* [external-analyzer-reports](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/analyzing-source-code/importing-external-issues/external-analyzer-reports "mention") (GoVet, GoLint, GoMetaLinter)


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