First, you need to install the go environment.

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sudo apt install golang

Then, initialize the module:

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hugo mod init github.com/<your_user>/<your_project>

Import the modules you want to add in your hugo.yml configuration file:

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module:
  imports:
    - path: github.com/name/repo

Update the configuration:

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hugo mod get -u

Module Storage

Since Hugo uses Go dependencies, use this command to see where the modules are actually stored:

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go env GOMODCACHE

To vendor the dependencies into your own repository:

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hugo mod vendor

This will create a vendor folder containing the project’s dependencies.

Usage

If you are using modules for a theme, you just need to create a local file with the same name. Modifying local files will override the files from the imported theme.

References

https://gohugo.io/hugo-modules/use-modules/