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It downloads required dependencies, packages your code, and prepares it for compilation. Learn about Gradle basics and specifics on the <a href="https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/userguide.html" id="z2b0qud_8" data-external="true" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gradle website</a>.</p><p id="z2b0qud_3">You can set up your own project with <a href="gradle-configure-project.html" id="z2b0qud_9">these instructions</a> for different platforms or pass a small <a href="get-started-with-jvm-gradle-project.html" id="z2b0qud_10">step-by-step tutorial</a> that will show you how to create a simple backend "Hello World" application in Kotlin.</p><aside class="prompt" data-type="tip" data-title="" id="z2b0qud_4"><p id="z2b0qud_11">You can find information about the compatibility of Kotlin, Gradle, and Android Gradle plugin versions <a href="gradle-configure-project.html#apply-the-plugin" id="z2b0qud_12">here</a>.</p></aside><p id="z2b0qud_5">In this chapter, you can also learn about:</p><ul class="list _bullet" id="z2b0qud_6"><li class="list__item" id="z2b0qud_13"><p><a href="gradle-compiler-options.html" id="z2b0qud_16">Compiler options and how to pass them</a>.</p></li><li class="list__item" id="z2b0qud_14"><p><a href="gradle-compilation-and-caches.html" id="z2b0qud_17">Incremental compilation, caches support, build reports, and the Kotlin daemon</a>.</p></li><li class="list__item" id="z2b0qud_15"><p><a href="gradle-plugin-variants.html" id="z2b0qud_18">Support for Gradle plugin variants</a>.</p></li></ul><section class="chapter"><h2 id="what-s-next" data-toc="what-s-next">What's next?</h2><p id="z2b0qud_19">Learn about:</p><ul class="list _bullet" id="z2b0qud_20"><li class="list__item" id="z2b0qud_21"><p><span class="control" id="z2b0qud_25">Gradle Kotlin DSL</span>. The <a href="https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/kotlin_dsl.html" id="z2b0qud_26" data-external="true" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gradle Kotlin DSL</a> is a domain specific language that you can use to write build scripts quickly and efficiently.</p></li><li class="list__item" id="z2b0qud_22"><p><span class="control" id="z2b0qud_27">Annotation processing</span>. Kotlin supports annotation processing via the <a href="ksp-reference.html" id="z2b0qud_28">Kotlin Symbol processing API</a>.</p></li><li class="list__item" id="z2b0qud_23"><p><span class="control" id="z2b0qud_29">Generating documentation</span>. To generate documentation for Kotlin projects, use <a href="https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka" id="z2b0qud_30" data-external="true" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dokka</a>; please refer to the <a href="https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/blob/master/README.md#using-the-gradle-plugin" id="z2b0qud_31" data-external="true" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dokka README</a> for configuration instructions. Dokka supports mixed-language projects and can generate output in multiple formats, including standard Javadoc.</p></li><li class="list__item" id="z2b0qud_24"><p><span class="control" id="z2b0qud_32">OSGi</span>. For OSGi support see the <a href="kotlin-osgi.html" id="z2b0qud_33">Kotlin OSGi page</a>.</p></li></ul></section><div class="last-modified">Last modified: 25 September 2024</div><div data-feedback-placeholder="true"></div><div class="navigation-links _bottom"><a href="keyword-reference.html" class="navigation-links__prev">Keywords and operators</a><a href="get-started-with-jvm-gradle-project.html" class="navigation-links__next">Get started with Gradle and Kotlin/JVM</a></div></article><div id="disqus_thread"></div></div></section></main></div><script src="static/v3/app.js"></script></body></html>