error with "package main" flagging red in the main.go folder

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I have written a main.go program and declared the package at the beginning of the code but it flagging red as shown below: see the flag on the package main

When I hover on the package, it displays the following:

gopls requires a module at the root of your workspace.
You can work with multiple modules by opening each one as a workspace folder.
Improvements to this workflow will be coming soon, and you can learn more here:
https://github.com/golang/tools/blob/master/gopls/doc/workspace.md.

I'd require help on how I can pass this error. Thanks a lot.

microservices visual-studio-code go
4 Answers

You need to run the command go mod init from your command line at the root of the project. It looks like you ran it from go-microservice/prod-api, but it should be run at the same place where your .git lives. If prod-api is in fact the root of the git project, then you need to open that folder in VSCode instead of go-microservice.

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I'm getting started with golang, so I'm not sure if this would help you.

This error was showing up here in VS Code, and to solve it I needed to clone an empty github repo into a new folder, to add the main.go file later.

I was able to add, commit and push changes. The lint error is now gone.

In my case, .git folder is located upwards, and not alongside main.go:

\my-app
  |
  |__ \backend
      |__ go.mod
      |__ main.go
  |__ \frontend
  |__ \.git

Within the backend folder the go.mod was generated with

go mod init github.com/<your-username>/my-app

It seems GitHub changed the default branch from master to main. If you use github, check if your in the correct branch, which may be main by default.

user_667080

If you move hello.go to the root folder of GO-MICROSERVICE from prod-api, then you will not have an error.

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