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# Introduction
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Baserow plugins let you fully customize and extend Baserow quickly and easily. Multiple
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plugins can be installed into a new or existing Baserow installation, they get full
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access to Baserow's internals for maximum customization and are straightforward develop
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and publish.
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Some examples of what you can do with a Baserow plugin are:
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* Add new Baserow:
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* Field Types
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* View Types/Filters/Sorts/Decorations/Aggregations
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* Formula Functions/Types
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* Add or customize pages, components, styling
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* Integrate with 3rd party APIs or software
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* Install custom postgres extensions, system packages, python and node dependencies
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* And much more!
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Baserow Plugins are only available for self-hosted installations currently and are
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**experimental** and subject to change.
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1. **You should always make backups of your Baserow data before installing and using any
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plugin.**
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2. **You should only ever install plugins from a trusted source.**
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3. **Baserow is not responsible for and does not officially support any plugins
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currently, installing and using them is entirely at your own risk.**
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## Installing a Plugin
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The [Plugin Installation](./installation.md) guide goes into detail on how to install
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and uninstall Baserow plugins in the various official Baserow docker images.
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Currently, we do not provide an officially supported plugins, however check out our
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[Plugin community sub-forum](https://community.baserow.io/c/plugins/17) for community
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made plugins and further discussion.
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## Step by step plugin creation tutorial
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Check out
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our [step by step tutorial on plugin creation using the plugin boilerplate](./boilerplate.md)
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for a quick and easy way to get a plugin started.
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## Creating a Plugin
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Finally, the [Plugin Creation](./creation.md) guide explains in more detail how to
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create your own plugins and publish them for others to use.
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