Import a project

Open an existing project

• To open a project that you store on your computer, click Open. In the file browser, navigate to a folder with project files and click Open.

  After you have opened your project, you need to specify the location of the Go SDK. You can specify a local path to the SDK or download it. To set the Go SDK, open settings Ctrl+Alt+S and navigate to Go | GOROOT. Click the Add SDK button and select between two options:

  • Local: use a local SDK copy. In the file browser, navigate to the SDK version that is on your hard drive.

  • Download: download the SDK. In the Location field, specify the path for the SDK. To use a file browser, click the Browse icon . Click OK.

  

Clone an existing project from a Version Control System

1. Also, you can download sources from a VCS storage or repository. Click Get from Version Control and select between Git (GitHub) or Mercurial:

   • To check out files from GitHub, click GitHub, enter your credentials and click Log in. Enter a path to the sources and clone the repository to your computer.

   • To check out files from Mercurial, install and configure Mercurial and restart GoLand. Enter a path to the sources and clone the repository to your computer.

2. After you have opened your project, you need to specify the location of the Go SDK. You can specify a local path to the SDK or download it. To set the Go SDK, open settings Ctrl+Alt+S and navigate to Go | GOROOT. Click the Add SDK button and select between two options:

   • Local: use a local SDK copy. In the file browser, navigate to the SDK version that is on your hard drive.

   • Download: download the SDK. In the Location field, specify the path for the SDK. To use a file browser, click the Browse icon . Click OK.

   For more information about version control systems, see Version control.