Projects

A project groups imported programs and their analysis state. A local project and a server-backed repository are different storage choices; a server is not required for one person’s analysis.

Choose the project type

Type	Use	Setup
Non-shared	Local investigation, learning, isolated experiments	Choose a directory and project name
Shared	Multiple analysts working through a Ghidra Server repository	Existing server access and repository permissions

Create either through File → New Project in the upstream Project window. Creating a project closes the current one and can prompt you to save modified work. VERIFY the corresponding menu labels in your Opcodex version.

A practical structure

Group by investigation and keep original samples separate from the project database:

research/
  samples/          # originals and hashes
  notes/            # observations, hypotheses, provenance
  projects/         # application-managed project state
  exports/          # dated, explicitly generated outputs

Use program names that distinguish builds and architectures. Avoid modifying application-managed project files with a text editor. Close the application before making a filesystem-level backup, and test restoration with disposable data.

Sharing and compatibility

Server use requires the correct host, port, authentication, and permissions. It is not an AI endpoint. VERIFY Opcodex server compatibility and project migration against a specific release before opening important work in a newer build. Keep a backup before any format upgrade.

Recent-project improvements and workspace restoration are product work in progress; this guide does not promise a new restore interface.

Next: Import a program.

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Source: Creating a Project.

Adapted from the Ghidra documentation (Apache 2.0).