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title: Getting started
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This documentation section will help to get started with *IntelliJ Platform* plugin development.
For development process you can use either 
[IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/) or 
[IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/).
Both of them include the complete set of plugin development tools.
To get more familiar with *IntelliJ IDEA* IDE refer to 
[IntelliJ IDEA Web Help](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/intellij-idea.html)



* [Setting Up Development Environment](basics/getting_started/setting_up_environment.html)

* [Creating a Plugin Project](basics/getting_started/creating_plugin_project.html)

* [Build Number Ranges](basics/getting_started/build_number_ranges.html)

* [Running and Debugging a Plugin](basics/getting_started/running_and_debugging_a_plugin.html)

* [Deploying a Plugin](basics/getting_started/deploying_plugin.html)

* [Plugin Compatibility with IntelliJ Platform Products](basics/getting_started/plugin_compatibility.html)

* [Plugin Structure](basics/plugin_structure.html)