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> For new projects, it is highly recommended to use [Gradle-based setup](getting_started.md).
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_Plugin DevKit_ is a bundled IntelliJ IDEA plugin for developing plugins for the IntelliJ Platform using IntelliJ IDEA's build system.
It provides its custom SDK type and a set of actions for building plugins within the IDE.

In this section:

* [Setting Up a Development Environment](setting_up_environment.md)
* [Creating a Plugin Project](creating_plugin_project.md)
* [Running and Debugging a Plugin](running_and_debugging_a_plugin.md)
* [Deploying a Plugin](deploying_plugin.md)
* [Publishing a Plugin](publishing_plugin.md)