# The User Manual

version 8.4

Explore our guides and examples to use Gradle.

## Content

The Gradle User Manual is broken down into the following sections:

Getting Started

  Installing Gradle and learn the basics with our getting started tutorial.

Running Gradle Builds

  Learn how to use Gradle to build your project.

Authoring Gradle Builds

  Develop tasks and plugins to customize your build.

Authoring JVM Builds

  Use Gradle with your Java project.

Working with Dependencies

  Add dependencies to your build.

Optimizing Builds

  Use caches to optimize your build and understand the Gradle daemon, incremental builds and file system watching.

Gradle on CI

  Gradle integration with popular continuous integration (CI) servers.

## Reference

1. Gradle’s API Javadocs

2. Gradle’s Groovy DSL

3. Gradle’s Kotlin DSL

4. Gradle’s Core Plugins