> ## Documentation Index
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# VelaBoard Documentation Home

> Welcome to VelaBoard — the Spigot scoreboard library for managing player sidebars, shared sidebars, and teams in your Minecraft plugin.

VelaBoard gives Spigot plugin developers a clean, flexible API for managing Minecraft scoreboards. Whether you need a per-player HUD sidebar, a shared scoreboard displayed to an entire server, or full team management with colors and collision rules — VelaBoard handles it with minimal boilerplate.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="bolt" href="/quickstart">
    Get VelaBoard running in your plugin in minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Installation" icon="download" href="/installation">
    Add VelaBoard to your Maven or Gradle project.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sidebars" icon="sidebar" href="/concepts/sidebars">
    Learn how player and shared sidebars work.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Teams" icon="users" href="/concepts/teams">
    Manage teams with colors, prefixes, and collision rules.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api/scoreboard-api">
    Full reference for every class and method.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Events" icon="bell" href="/guides/events">
    Listen for and cancel scoreboard events.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get started in 4 steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the dependency">
    Add VelaBoard to your `pom.xml` or `build.gradle`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get the handler">
    Call `ScoreboardAPI.getHandler()` to obtain a `ScoreboardHandler`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a scoreboard">
    Use `handler.createScoreboard()` to create a `Scoreboard` instance.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Show a sidebar">
    Create a `PlayerSidebar` or `SharedSidebar` and call `.show()`.
  </Step>
</Steps>