Install git scm

INSTALLING GIT SCM

• Download git for windows
• Double click on the downloaded file

• Select the location to install (or leave it as it is by default)

• Select git components to install. I always also install the following optionals
• Additional Icons
• Use a TrueType font in all  console windows

• Select whether or not to create Start Menu Shortcuts (I usually go for no)

• Adjust the PATH environment (usually leave this unchanged)

• Select to always submit on repo unix style endings, but checkout windows style

• Configure the terminal emulator (usually leave as is to use MSYS2)

• Configure extra options (enable all features) and click Install

• Click Finish (un-checking the View release notes)

Setup gradle project in IntelliJ

This tutorial assumes you have already installed Gradle and JDK

• Open IntelliJ IDEA and in the Welcome to IntelliJ IDEA window click on Create New Project

• In  the New Project window select from the list on the left Gradle then in the Additional Libraries and Frameworks: section select Java and click Next

this will not work if you have no JDK installed

• In the next step:
• under the GroupId enter your group id in reverse website format (can be anything)
• under the ArtifactId enter your artifact id (can be anything)
• under the Version enter 1.0 (or leave unchanged)
• And click Next

• In the next step tick Use auto-import

• Tick Use local gradle distribution

• Enter the gradle location or Browse for gradle installation directory

• So now if your setup looks like this, click Next. 

• Next check if the name and location of the project is correct, if not modify accordingly and click Finish

Install gradle

INSTALL GRADLE

• Download gradle
• Extract zip to a folder which will be the home of gradle

SET GRADLE HOME ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE

• Press Windows + Break to open System Settings
• In the System window click on Advanced System Settings

• In the System Properties window click on Environment Variables...

• In the Environment Variables window, on the bottom part in System Variables, click on New...

• In the New System Variable window
• under Variable name field type GRADLE_HOME
• under Variable value field type the path of gradle installation directory (where you extracted gradle)
• Press OK

• In the Environment Variables window, on the bottom part in System Variables, select Path and click Edit...

• In the Edit environment variable window click New and type %GRADLE_HOME%\bin

TESTING GRADLE INSTALLATION

• Open a Command Prompt Window:
• On your desktop (or any Windows Explorer location), Right Click holding SHIFT key pressed
• Click on Open command window here

If you do not hold SHIFT while right clicking you will not see the option

• In the C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe window type gradle -v

• A successful installation will display this window:

If you do not see the windows you have not set correctly the environment variables, so return to SET GRADLE HOME ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES section and carefully check any type errors.