Gradle Community#

This is a helpful front-page for the Gradle community.

Gradle Projects#

Build Tool & Core Plugins#

Gradle Build Tool - The foundational build automation tool.

Optimization & Stability Plugins#

Foojay Toolchains Plugin - Enables Gradle to automatically provision and download JDKs using the Foojay Disco API.

Infrastructure & Native Integration#

Gradle Profiler - A tool for profiling and benchmarking Gradle builds.
Native Platform - Java bindings for native operating system APIs used for terminal and file system interactions.
Gradle File Events - High-performance native library for file system watching.
Docker Gradle - The official source for Gradle's Docker Hub images.

Security & Ecosystem#

GitHub Actions for Gradle - The official integration to run Gradle builds in GitHub Actions.
GitHub Dependency Graph Plugin - Exports dependencies to GitHub to enable Dependabot alerts and security insights.
Gradle Completion - Command-line completion scripts for Bash and Zsh.

Experimental#

Declarative Gradle - An experimental project exploring a simplified, declarative configuration model for Gradle.

Community Channels#

Slack Channel - Join our gradle-community workspace on Slack for real-time support and discussions.
Gradle Forums - Long-form discussions and architecture proposals (Discourse).
Stack Overflow - Q&A with #gradle tag.
Gradle GitHub - Issue tracking and project coordination.

Follow us and use the #gradle hashtag:

LinkedIn - @Gradle
Bluesky - Company page
X/Twitter - @gradle
YouTube - @GradleTechnologies
Mastodon - @gradle
Facebook - @gradleinc

Contributing to Gradle#

All contributions are welcome! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding features, improving documentation, or spreading the word about Gradle.

Gradle Build Tool & Core Plugins#

High-quality codebase with strict standards for stability and maintainability
Steep learning curve but rewarding experience
Best for: Experienced developers or those fixing specific issues
Gradle Contributing Guide
Gradle Architecture Documentation

Community Plugins#

Lower entry barrier, great for newcomers
Many plugins welcome contributions via pull requests
Plugin Development Guide
Testing Plugins
Publishing Plugins
Plugin Portal

Documentation#

Lower entry barrier, great for newcomers
A great way to learn how Gradle and plugins work
Gradle User Manual - Main documentation (Asciidoc)
Contributing to Docs Overview

Community Support#

Help other users by:

Answering questions on Slack, Forums, and Stack Overflow
Sharing your experiences and solutions
Creating tutorials and examples

Spread the Word#

As an open-source project, we rely on community members to share news, experiences, and learnings.

Ways to Contribute:

Write blog posts and articles about Gradle
Present at conferences and meetups
Share on social media with #gradle hashtag
Post in #community-news on Slack
Submit content to the Monthly Newsletter

Resources#

Learning & Documentation#

User Manual - Complete Gradle documentation
DPE University - Interactive learning platform

News & Updates#

Public Roadmap - Future plans and features
Newsletter - Monthly updates
Blog - Technical articles and announcements
YouTube Channel - Videos and tutorials

IDE Support#

Professional Tools and Services#

Gradle Professional Services - Enterprise support
Build Scan® - Build Scan® provides deep analytic information for your builds
Gradle Technologies - Develocity® is the leading developer toolchain observability platform

Gradle Books#

Governance#

Code of Conduct - Community guidelines and expectations
Security Policy - Vulnerability reporting
Trademark & Branding - Brand usage guidelines