| project_path: /_project.yaml |
| book_path: /_book.yaml |
| keywords: |
| - docType:Product |
| page_type: Product |
| |
| landing_page: |
| rows: |
| - options: |
| - description-50 |
| - large-headings |
| items: |
| - buttons: |
| - label: Install Bazel |
| path: /install/ |
| classname: button |
| image_path: /images/placeholder.png |
| heading: Why Bazel? |
| description: > |
| { Fast, Correct } — Choose two |
| list: |
| - heading: Speed up your builds and tests |
| description: > |
| Rebuild only what is necessary. Get fast, incremental builds with Bazel's advanced local and distributed caching, optimized dependency analysis, and parallel execution. |
| icon: |
| name: speed |
| foreground: google-blue |
| - heading: One tool, multiple languages |
| description: > |
| Build and test using Java, C++, Go, Android, iOS and many other languages and platforms. Bazel runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. |
| icon: |
| name: language |
| foreground: google-red |
| - heading: Scalable |
| description: > |
| Scale your organization, codebase, and Continuous Integration systems. Bazel handles codebases of any size, whether in multiple repositories or a huge monorepo. |
| icon: |
| name: aspect_ratio |
| foreground: google-green |
| - heading: Extensible to your needs |
| description: > |
| Add support for new languages and platforms with Bazel's extension language. Share and re-use language rules written by the growing Bazel community. |
| icon: |
| name: extension |
| foreground: google-yellow |
| |
| - options: |
| - cards |
| background: grey |
| heading: Essential Bazel |
| description: > |
| Build and test software of any size, quickly and reliably. Industry leaders like Google, Stripe, and Dropbox trust Bazel to build heavy-duty, mission-critical infrastructure, services, and applications. |
| items: |
| - heading: Get started |
| image_path: /images/integrate.svg |
| description: > |
| Learn what Bazel is, why it is a good choice for your project, and how you can get started using it quickly. |
| buttons: |
| - label: Get started |
| path: /start/ |
| classname: button button-primary |
| - heading: User's guide |
| image_path: /images/integrate.svg |
| description: > |
| Learn how to use Bazel with documentation and tutorials covering topics from foundational to expert. |
| buttons: |
| - label: Read the docs |
| path: /docs/ |
| classname: button |
| - heading: Reference guide |
| image_path: /images/reports.svg |
| description: > |
| Use these resources to efficiently look up the commands, queries, and terminology necessary to working with Bazel. |
| buttons: |
| - label: Search the guide |
| path: /reference/ |
| classname: button |
| |
| - heading: What's new? |
| description: > |
| Bazel is always evolving — catch up on our newest documentation or check the release notes to see what's changed and how that affects your builds. |
| buttons: |
| - label: Release notes |
| path: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/latest |
| classname: button |
| items: |
| - heading: Build basics |
| path: /basics/ |
| description: > |
| Learn some history of building and build systems, including design decisions that went into making Bazel. |
| - heading: Bzlmod user guide |
| path: /docs/bzlmod |
| description: > |
| Bzlmod is the codename of the new external dependency system introduced in Bazel 5.0. |
| - heading: SIGs |
| path: /contribute/sig |
| description: > |
| Join or start a Special Interest Group (SIG) to focus collaboration on particular areas of Bazel development. |
| |
| - options: |
| - cta |
| items: |
| - heading: Trusted by industry leaders |
| description: > |
| When you build software with Bazel, you're running the same code that has been refined and tested for years at Google to build heavy-duty, mission-critical infrastructure, services, and applications. |
| buttons: |
| - label: Who's using Bazel |
| path: /community/users |
| classname: button |
