> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.grounds.gg/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Grounds documentation

> Build Minecraft workloads, deploy the Grounds platform stack, and reference the APIs, plugins, and engineering conventions.

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Grounds helps teams ship Minecraft plugins, game modes, services, and supporting platform components into managed Kubernetes environments.

## Start here

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  <Card title="Build for Grounds" icon="rocket" href="/build">
    Push plugins, game modes, and services from Gradle to preview or dev environments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deploy" icon="server" href="/deploy">
    Run the platform stack with maintained containers, Helm charts, and identity integrations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reference" icon="code" href="/reference/apis">
    Browse APIs, plugin SDKs, convention plugins, and engineering standards.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="play" href="/build/quickstart">
    Install the CLI, sign in with your Grounds Account, and make your first push.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Common paths

Pick the page that matches the work in front of you:

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  <Card title="CLI installation" icon="terminal" href="/build/cli/installation">
    Install or update the `grounds` command.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Gradle plugin setup" icon="plug" href="/build/gradle-plugin/setup">
    Wire `gg.grounds.push` into the module that produces your deployable JAR.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Containers" icon="box" href="/deploy/containers">
    Use the maintained runtime images for Paper, Velocity, and development containers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Plugins SDK" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/reference/plugins">
    Integrate with Config System and Agones runtime helpers.
  </Card>
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## MCP access

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  You can also access this documentation through the MCP server at [https://docs.grounds.gg/mcp](https://docs.grounds.gg/mcp).
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