# Grafana Panel Plugin Template
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This template is a starting point for building Grafana Panel Plugins in Grafana 7.0+
## What is Grafana Panel Plugin?
Panels are the building blocks of Grafana. They allow you to visualize data in different ways. While Grafana has several types of panels already built-in, you can also build your own panel, to add support for other visualizations.
For more information about panels, refer to the documentation on [Panels ](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/features/panels/panels/ )
## Getting started
1. Install dependencies
```bash
yarn install
```
2. Build plugin in development mode or run in watch mode
```bash
yarn dev
```
or
```bash
yarn watch
```
3. Build plugin in production mode
```bash
yarn build
```
## Learn more
- [Build a panel plugin tutorial ](https://grafana.com/tutorials/build-a-panel-plugin )
- [Grafana documentation ](https://grafana.com/docs/ )
- [Grafana Tutorials ](https://grafana.com/tutorials/ ) - Grafana Tutorials are step-by-step guides that help you make the most of Grafana
- [Grafana UI Library ](https://developers.grafana.com/ui ) - UI components to help you build interfaces using Grafana Design System