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The following section covers basic aspects of working with *IntelliJ Platform*.
Read it through to get familiar with the working environment, project structure, and frequently used API components. 

* [Getting Started](basics/getting_started.html)
* [Architectural Overview](basics/architectural_overview.html)
* [Project Structure](basics/project_structure.html)
* [Check Out And Build Community Edition](basics/checkout_and_build_community.html)
* [Indexing and PSI Stubs](basics/indexing_and_psi_stubs.html)
* [Run Configurations](basics/run_configurations.html)
* [Testing Plugins](basics/testing_plugins.html)