Contributing to pkg.go.dev

Pkg.go.dev is part of the Go open source project.

We would love to receive your contributions!

Since we are actively working on the site, we ask that you file an issue and claim it before starting to work on something. Otherwise, it is likely that we might already be working on a fix for your issue.

Please read the Contribution Guidelines before sending patches.

Finding issues

All issues are labeled with the go.dev label. Issues that are suitable for contributors are additionally tagged with the help wanted label.

Before you begin working on an issue, please leave a comment that you are claiming it.

Getting started

1. Get the source code:

$ git clone https://go.googlesource.com/pkgsite

• Our canonical Git repository is located at https://go.googlesource.com/pkgsite. github.com/golang/pkgsite is a mirror of that repository.

2. Review the design document.

3. We deploy to the Google Cloud Platform. If you wish to set up a similar environment, you will want to download and install the Google Cloud SDK at https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/.

4. Depending on the feature you are working on, review the contributing guides for:

• Frontend development
• Worker development
• Database setup

Questions

You can find us in the #tools channel on the Gophers Slack, or you can send us an email at go-discovery-feedback@google.com.