Create the GOPATH Environment Variable in Windows

The default GOPATH location for go installation is the %USERPROFILE%\go on windows system. This is usually C:\Go on most windows system, you will find the bin folder in the following PATH C:\Go\bin.

Since Go version 1.8 the GOPATH can be any directory on the windows system. Once you change the default settings you need to update the environmental variable manually or through CLI.

The process is quite simple we would create a folder and name it gotown.

Open your Command Prompt and create a folder on the root directory.

Type mkdir gotown, then cd gotown.

Your root should look like this C:\gotown

or do this manually by:

• Create a folder at at the root C:\. called it gotown.
• Right click on “Start” and click on “Control Panel”. Select “System and Security”, then click on “System”.
• From the menu on the left, select the “Advanced systems settings”.

or

Type environment in the search box, this will bring up the environment variables.

Select Edit environmental variables and follow the instruction below.

• Click the “Environment Variables” button at the bottom.
• Click “New” from the “User variables” section.
• Type GOPATH into the “Variable name” field.
• Type C:\gotown into the “Variable value” field.
• Click OK.

Setting Environmental Variables on macOS and other UNIX systems.

Edit your ~/.bash_profile to add the following line:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go

Save and exit your editor. Then, source your ~/.bash_profile.

source ~/.bash_profile