# Developer Tools

> XP documentation for developers, in English, version 10.2.

- Product: XP
- Audience: Developers
- Language: English
- Version: 10.2
- Status: Previous version
- Canonical URL: https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools

## Sitecore Content Serialization

- [Sitecore Content Serialization](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-content-serialization.md)
- [Sitecore Content Serialization FAQ](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-content-serialization-faq.md)
- [Sitecore Content Serialization structural overview](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-content-serialization-structural-overview.md)
- [Sitecore Content Serialization configuration reference](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-content-serialization-configuration-reference.md)
- [Relative serialization path hashing and aliasing](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/relative-serialization-path-hashing-and-aliasing.md)
- [Configure the maximum relative item path length](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-the-maximum-relative-item-path-length.md)
- [Configure the relative serialization path](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-the-relative-serialization-path.md)
- [Create a Sitecore Content Serialization module](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/create-a-sitecore-content-serialization-module.md)
- [Configure role serialization](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-role-serialization.md)
- [User serialization](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/user-serialization.md)
- [Configure excluded fields](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-excluded-fields.md)
- [Configure metadata pulling](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-metadata-pulling.md)
- [Walkthrough: Serializing with NuGet and npm](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/walkthrough--serializing-with-nuget-and-npm.md)

## Sitecore Management Services

- [Sitecore Management Services](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-management-services.md)

## Sitecore for Visual Studio

- [Sitecore for Visual Studio](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-for-visual-studio.md)
- [Install Sitecore for Visual Studio](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/install-sitecore-for-visual-studio.md)
- [Synchronize items on demand](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/synchronize-items-on-demand.md)
- [Automatic item synchronization at build time](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/automatic-item-synchronization-at-build-time.md)

### Sitecore Module Explorer

- [Sitecore Module Explorer](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-module-explorer.md)
- [Configure module globs](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-module-globs.md)
- [Configure modules](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-modules.md)
- [Configure includes](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-includes.md)
- [Configure rules](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-rules.md)
- [Configure environments](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-environments.md)

## Sitecore Command Line Interface

- [Sitecore Command Line Interface](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-command-line-interface.md)
- [Version compatibility](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/version-compatibility.md)
- [Install Sitecore Command Line Interface](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/install-sitecore-command-line-interface.md)
- [Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 3](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/upgrade-the-sitecore-command-line-interface-to-version-3.md)
- [Configure a non-interactive client login](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-a-non-interactive-client-login.md)
- [Log in to a Sitecore instance with Sitecore Command Line Interface](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/log-in-to-a-sitecore-instance-with-sitecore-command-line-interface.md)
- [Extend the Command Line Interface with NuGet](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/extend-the-command-line-interface-with-nuget.md)
- [Indexing plugin](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/indexing-plugin.md)
- [Items as Resources plugin](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/items-as-resources-plugin.md)
- [Publishing plugin](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/publishing-plugin.md)
- [The Database Cleanup plugin](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-database-cleanup-plugin.md)
- [Experience Edge plugin](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/experience-edge-plugin.md)

### Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 4

- [Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 4](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/upgrade-the-sitecore-command-line-interface-to-version-4.md)
- [Updating CLI default plugins in version 4.1.0](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/updating-cli-default-plugins-in-version-4-1-0.md)

### Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 5

- [Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 5](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/upgrade-the-sitecore-command-line-interface-to-version-5.md)
- [Updating default CLI plugins in version 5](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/updating-default-cli-plugins-in-version-5.md)

### Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 6

- [Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 6](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/upgrade-the-sitecore-command-line-interface-to-version-6.md)
- [Updating default CLI plugins in version 6](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/updating-default-cli-plugins-in-version-6.md)

### Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 7

- [Upgrade the Sitecore Command Line Interface to version 7](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/upgrade-the-sitecore-command-line-interface-to-version-7.md)
- [Updating default CLI plugins in version 7](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/updating-default-cli-plugins-in-version-7.md)

### Serialization plugin

- [Serialization plugin](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/serialization-plugin.md)
- [Validate serialized content items](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/validate-serialized-content-items.md)
- [Create and install a Sitecore Content Serialization package](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/create-and-install-a-sitecore-content-serialization-package.md)

### Sitecore Command Line Interface reference

- [Sitecore Command Line Interface reference](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-command-line-interface-reference.md)
- [The CLI login command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-login-command.md)
- [The CLI index command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-index-command.md)
- [The CLI itemres command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-itemres-command.md)
- [The CLI plugin command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-plugin-command.md)
- [The CLI publish command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-publish-command.md)
- [The CLI serialization command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-serialization-command.md)
- [The CLI connect command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-connect-command.md)
- [The CLI dbcleanup command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-dbcleanup-command.md)
- [The CLI edge command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-cli-edge-command.md)
- [The edge login command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-edge-login-command.md)
- [The edge tenant command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-edge-tenant-command.md)
- [The edge apikey command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-edge-apikey-command.md)
- [The environment command](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/the-environment-command.md)

## Containers in Sitecore development

- [Containers in Sitecore development](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/containers-in-sitecore-development.md)
- [Set up the environment](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/set-up-the-environment.md)
- [Run your first Sitecore instance](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/run-your-first-sitecore-instance.md)
- [Troubleshooting Docker](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/troubleshooting-docker.md)

### Create custom Sitecore images

- [Create custom Sitecore images](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/create-custom-sitecore-images.md)
- [Build Sitecore solutions](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/build-sitecore-solutions.md)
- [Building custom Sitecore images](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/building-custom-sitecore-images.md)
- [Applying configuration transforms](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/applying-configuration-transforms.md)
- [Add Sitecore modules](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/add-sitecore-modules.md)
- [Including a custom xConnect model](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/including-a-custom-xconnect-model.md)
- [Deploying items](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/deploying-items.md)

### Local Sitecore development with containers

- [Local Sitecore development with containers](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/local-sitecore-development-with-containers.md)
- [Deploying files into running containers](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/deploying-files-into-running-containers.md)
- [Sync items with a running container](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sync-items-with-a-running-container.md)
- [Debug code running in containers](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/debug-code-running-in-containers.md)
- [Enabling development-only configuration](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/enabling-development-only-configuration.md)

### Sitecore Docker references

- [Sitecore Docker references](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-docker-references.md)
- [Dockerfile best practices and scenarios](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/dockerfile-best-practices-and-scenarios.md)
- [Sitecore Docker cheat sheet](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-docker-cheat-sheet.md)
- [Sitecore module reference](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-module-reference.md)
- [Sitecore image reference](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-image-reference.md)
- [Docker tools and resources](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/docker-tools-and-resources.md)

## Optional

- [Version 10.4](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/developer-tools/llms.txt): Current.
- [Version 10.3](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/103/developer-tools/llms.txt): Previous version.
- [Version 10.1](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/101/developer-tools/llms.txt): Previous version.
- [Version 10.0](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/100/developer-tools/llms.txt): Previous version.