Once the plugin is installed, it is best practice to link a local Gradle installation rather than relying on the IDE to download one: Installing Gradle - Gradle User Manual
Method 1: Installing via NetBeans Plugin Manager (Recommended)
Because NetBeans 8.2 was released by Oracle and the project has since moved to Apache, the original plugin URLs may be broken. If you cannot see any plugins, try adding the legacy update center manually: Go to . Click Add and enter: Name: NetBeans 8.2 Plugin Portal
Check the box for (often titled "Gradle" or "NB Gradle Project") and click Install .