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title: Getting Started
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Welcome to Hytale plugin development! This section will guide you through setting up your development environment and creating your first plugin.

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  {{< card link="prerequisites" title="Prerequisites" subtitle="Set up Java 25, Gradle, and your IDE" >}}
  {{< card link="building-and-running" title="Building & Running" subtitle="Build your plugin and deploy it" >}}
  {{< card link="creating-a-plugin" title="Creating a Plugin" subtitle="Project structure and manifest.json" >}}
  {{< card link="plugin-lifecycle" title="Plugin Lifecycle" subtitle="Understanding setup, start, and shutdown" >}}
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