Getting Support

Find help and support for your Goa projects

Community Support Channels

Slack Channel

Join our Slack channel (part of the Gophers Slack) to:

  • Chat with other Goa users
  • Get quick help with questions
  • Share ideas and experiences
  • Connect with the community

To join:

  1. Get an invite to Gophers Slack at invite.slack.golangbridge.org
  2. Join the #goa channel

GitHub Discussions

For longer-form discussions and questions, use GitHub Discussions. This is great for:

  • Implementation questions
  • Design discussions
  • Sharing your Goa projects
  • Community knowledge base

Issue Tracker

Use our GitHub Issues for:

  • Bug reports
  • Feature requests
  • Documentation issues

Please search existing issues before creating new ones.

Getting Help

Before Asking

  1. Check the Documentation

    • Read through the relevant sections at goa.design
    • Search the examples and tutorials
    • Review the reference documentation

  2. Search Existing Resources

Asking Good Questions

When asking for help, please include:

  1. Context

    • Goa version
    • Go version
    • Operating system
    • What you’re trying to achieve

  2. Problem Description

    • What you expected to happen
    • What actually happened
    • Steps to reproduce

  3. Code Examples

    • Minimal, complete example
    • Design DSL if relevant
    • Error messages

Contributing Back

If you’ve solved a problem that might help others:

  1. Share your solution in the original discussion or Slack thread
  2. Consider contributing to the documentation
  3. Help others in the community

Stay Updated

  • Watch the Goa repository for updates
  • Follow discussions and issues that interest you
  • Join the Slack channel for real-time updates