diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+## IDEA ##
+.idea/
+out/
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+*.ids
+
+## GRADLE ##
+.gradle/
+build/
+gradle/
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
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+++ b/build.gradle
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+group = 'mc-project'
+version = '0.0-SNAPSHOT'
+
+apply plugin: 'java'
+
+repositories {
+    mavenLocal()
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+compileJava {
+    sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+    targetCompatibility = 1.8
+    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+}
+
+ext {
+    slf4j_version   = '1.7.25'
+    lombok_version  = '1.18.2'
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    /* LOGGER */
+    implementation (group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: slf4j_version)
+
+    /* COMPONENTS */
+
+    /* LOMBOK */
+    annotationProcessor (group: 'org.projectlombok', name: 'lombok', version: lombok_version)
+    compileOnly         (group: 'org.projectlombok', name: 'lombok', version: lombok_version)
+}
+
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
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+rootProject.name = 'nbt-lib'
+