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 = Gerrit Code Review - Standalone Daemon Installation Guide

 [[prerequisites]]
 == Prerequisites

 To run the Gerrit service, the following requirement must be met on the host:

 * JRE, versions 17 or 21 https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/?er=221886[Download,role=external,window=_blank]

 [[download]]
 == Download Gerrit

 Current and past binary releases of Gerrit can be obtained from
 the link:https://gerrit-releases.storage.googleapis.com/index.html[
 Gerrit Releases site,role=external,window=_blank].

 Download any current `*.war` package. The war will be referred to as
 `gerrit.war` from this point forward, so you may find it easier to
 rename the downloaded file.

 If you would prefer to build Gerrit directly from source, review
 the notes under link:dev-readme.html[developer setup].

 [[init]]
 == Initialize the Site

 Gerrit stores configuration files, the server's SSH keys, and the
 managed Git repositories under a local directory, typically referred
 to as `'$site_path'`.

 You also have to decide where to store your server side git repositories. This
 can either be a relative path under `'$site_path'` or an absolute path
 anywhere on your server system. You have to choose a place before commencing
 your init phase.

 Initialize a new site directory by running the init command, passing
 the path of the site directory to be created as an argument to the
 '-d' option.  Its recommended that Gerrit Code Review be given its
 own user account on the host system:

 ----
   sudo adduser gerrit
   sudo su gerrit

   java -jar gerrit.war init -d /path/to/your/gerrit_application_directory
 ----

 [NOTE]
 If you choose a location where your new user doesn't
 have any privileges, you may have to manually create the directory first and
 then give ownership of that location to the `'gerrit'` user.

 If run from an interactive terminal, the init command will prompt through a
 series of configuration questions.  If the terminal is not interactive,
 running the init command will choose some reasonable default selections.
 Once the init phase is complete, you can review your settings in the file
 `'$site_path/etc/gerrit.config'`.

 When running the init command, additional JARs might be downloaded to
 support optional selected functionality.  If a download fails a URL will
 be displayed and init will wait for the user to manually download the JAR
 and store it in the target location.

 When the init phase is complete, the daemon will be automatically started
 in the background and your web browser will open to the site:

 ----
   Initialized /home/gerrit/review_site
   Executing /home/gerrit/review_site/bin/gerrit.sh start
   Starting Gerrit Code Review: OK
   Waiting for server to start ... OK
   Opening browser ...
 ----

 When the browser opens, sign in to Gerrit through the web interface.
 The first user to sign-in and register an account will be
 automatically placed into the fully privileged Administrators group,
 permitting server management over the web and over SSH.  Subsequent
 users will be automatically registered as unprivileged users.


 == Installation Complete

 Your base Gerrit server is now installed and running.  You're now ready to
 either set up more projects or start working with the projects you've already
 imported.


 [[project_setup]]
 == Project Setup

 See link:project-configuration.html[Project Configuration] for further details on
 how to register a new project with Gerrit.  This step is necessary
 if existing Git repositories were not imported during 'init'.


 [[rc_d]]
 == Start/Stop Daemon

 To control the Gerrit Code Review daemon that is running in the
 background, use the rc.d style start script created by 'init':

 ----
   review_site/bin/gerrit.sh start
   review_site/bin/gerrit.sh stop
   review_site/bin/gerrit.sh restart
 ----

 ('Optional') Configure the daemon to automatically start and stop
 with the operating system.

 Uncomment the following 3 lines in the `'$site_path/bin/gerrit.sh'`
 script:

 ----
  chkconfig: 3 99 99
  description: Gerrit Code Review
  processname: gerrit
 ----

 Then link the `gerrit.sh` script into `rc3.d`:

 ----
   sudo ln -snf `pwd`/review_site/bin/gerrit.sh /etc/init.d/gerrit
   sudo ln -snf /etc/init.d/gerrit /etc/rc3.d/S90gerrit
 ----

 ('Optional') To enable autocompletion of the gerrit.sh commands, install
 autocompletion from the `/contrib/bash_completion` script.  Refer to the
 script's header comments for installation instructions.

 To install Gerrit into an existing servlet container instead of using
 the embedded Jetty server, see
 link:install-j2ee.html[J2EE installation].

 [[installation_on_windows]]
 == Installation on Windows

 The `ssh-keygen` command must be available during the init phase to
 generate SSH host keys. If you have
 link:https://git-for-windows.github.io/[Git for Windows,role=external,window=_blank] installed,
 start Command Prompt and temporary add directory with ssh-keygen to the
 PATH environment variable just before running init command:

 ====
   PATH=%PATH%;c:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin
 ====

 Please note that the path in the above example must not be
 double-quoted.

 To run the daemon after site initialization execute:

 ====
   cd C:\MY\GERRIT\SITE
   java.exe -jar bin\gerrit.war daemon --console-log
 ====

 To stop the daemon press Ctrl+C.

 === Install the daemon as Windows Service

 To install Gerrit as Windows Service use the
 link:http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-daemon/procrun.html[Apache
 Commons Daemon Procrun,role=external,window=_blank].

 Sample install command:

 ====
   prunsrv.exe //IS//Gerrit --DisplayName="Gerrit Code Review" --Startup=auto ^
         --Jvm="C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_65\bin\server\jvm.dll" ^
         --Classpath=C:\MY\GERRIT\SITE\bin\gerrit.war ^
         --LogPath=C:\MY\GERRIT\SITE\logs ^
         --StartPath=C:\MY\GERRIT\SITE ^
         --StartMode=jvm --StopMode=jvm ^
         --StartClass=com.google.gerrit.launcher.GerritLauncher --StartMethod=daemonStart ^
         --StopClass=com.google.gerrit.launcher.GerritLauncher --StopMethod=daemonStop
 ====

 **NOTE**: Windows is not recommended as a server-side platform for
 running Gerrit Code Review, because of the lack of adoption from the Gerrit Community,
 incomplete functional validation and lack of security testing. Gerrit on
 Windows Server is not actively supported even though it may still be
 fully or partially functioning as expected.

 [[customize]]
 == Site Customization

 Gerrit Code Review supports some site-specific customization options.
 For more information, see the related topics in this manual:

 * link:config-reverseproxy.html[Reverse Proxy]
 * link:config-sso.html[Single Sign-On Systems]
 * link:config-themes.html[Themes]
 * link:config-gitweb.html[Gitweb Integration]
 * link:config-gerrit.html[Other System Settings]
 * link:config-auto-site-initialization.html[Automatic Site Initialization on Startup]


 [[anonymous_access]]
 == Anonymous Access

 Exporting the Git repository directory
 (link:config-gerrit.html#gerrit.basePath[gerrit.basePath]) over the
 anonymous, unencrypted git:// protocol is more efficient than
 Gerrit's internal SSH daemon.  See the `git-daemon` documentation
 for details on how to configure this if anonymous access is desired.

 * http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-daemon.html[man git-daemon,role=external,window=_blank]


 [[plugins]]
 == Plugins

 Place Gerrit plugins in the review_site/plugins directory to have them loaded on Gerrit startup.


 == External Documentation Links

 * http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-daemon.html[git-daemon,role=external,window=_blank]


 [[backup]]
 == Backup

 See the link:backup.html[backup documentation].

 GERRIT
 ------
 Part of link:index.html[Gerrit Code Review]

 SEARCHBOX
 ---------
	:linkattrs:
	= Gerrit Code Review - Standalone Daemon Installation Guide

	[[prerequisites]]
	== Prerequisites

	To run the Gerrit service, the following requirement must be met on the host:

	* JRE, versions 17 or 21 https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/?er=221886[Download,role=external,window=_blank]

	[[download]]
	== Download Gerrit

	Current and past binary releases of Gerrit can be obtained from
	the link:https://gerrit-releases.storage.googleapis.com/index.html[
	Gerrit Releases site,role=external,window=_blank].

	Download any current `*.war` package. The war will be referred to as
	`gerrit.war` from this point forward, so you may find it easier to
	rename the downloaded file.

	If you would prefer to build Gerrit directly from source, review
	the notes under link:dev-readme.html[developer setup].

	[[init]]
	== Initialize the Site

	Gerrit stores configuration files, the server's SSH keys, and the
	managed Git repositories under a local directory, typically referred
	to as `'$site_path'`.

	You also have to decide where to store your server side git repositories. This
	can either be a relative path under `'$site_path'` or an absolute path
	anywhere on your server system. You have to choose a place before commencing
	your init phase.

	Initialize a new site directory by running the init command, passing
	the path of the site directory to be created as an argument to the
	'-d' option. Its recommended that Gerrit Code Review be given its
	own user account on the host system:

	----
	sudo adduser gerrit
	sudo su gerrit

	java -jar gerrit.war init -d /path/to/your/gerrit_application_directory
	----

	[NOTE]
	If you choose a location where your new user doesn't
	have any privileges, you may have to manually create the directory first and
	then give ownership of that location to the `'gerrit'` user.

	If run from an interactive terminal, the init command will prompt through a
	series of configuration questions. If the terminal is not interactive,
	running the init command will choose some reasonable default selections.
	Once the init phase is complete, you can review your settings in the file
	`'$site_path/etc/gerrit.config'`.

	When running the init command, additional JARs might be downloaded to
	support optional selected functionality. If a download fails a URL will
	be displayed and init will wait for the user to manually download the JAR
	and store it in the target location.

	When the init phase is complete, the daemon will be automatically started
	in the background and your web browser will open to the site:

	----
	Initialized /home/gerrit/review_site
	Executing /home/gerrit/review_site/bin/gerrit.sh start
	Starting Gerrit Code Review: OK
	Waiting for server to start ... OK
	Opening browser ...
	----

	When the browser opens, sign in to Gerrit through the web interface.
	The first user to sign-in and register an account will be
	automatically placed into the fully privileged Administrators group,
	permitting server management over the web and over SSH. Subsequent
	users will be automatically registered as unprivileged users.


	== Installation Complete

	Your base Gerrit server is now installed and running. You're now ready to
	either set up more projects or start working with the projects you've already
	imported.


	[[project_setup]]
	== Project Setup

	See link:project-configuration.html[Project Configuration] for further details on
	how to register a new project with Gerrit. This step is necessary
	if existing Git repositories were not imported during 'init'.


	[[rc_d]]
	== Start/Stop Daemon

	To control the Gerrit Code Review daemon that is running in the
	background, use the rc.d style start script created by 'init':

	----
	review_site/bin/gerrit.sh start
	review_site/bin/gerrit.sh stop
	review_site/bin/gerrit.sh restart
	----

	('Optional') Configure the daemon to automatically start and stop
	with the operating system.

	Uncomment the following 3 lines in the `'$site_path/bin/gerrit.sh'`
	script:

	----
	chkconfig: 3 99 99
	description: Gerrit Code Review
	processname: gerrit
	----

	Then link the `gerrit.sh` script into `rc3.d`:

	----
	sudo ln -snf `pwd`/review_site/bin/gerrit.sh /etc/init.d/gerrit
	sudo ln -snf /etc/init.d/gerrit /etc/rc3.d/S90gerrit
	----

	('Optional') To enable autocompletion of the gerrit.sh commands, install
	autocompletion from the `/contrib/bash_completion` script. Refer to the
	script's header comments for installation instructions.

	To install Gerrit into an existing servlet container instead of using
	the embedded Jetty server, see
	link:install-j2ee.html[J2EE installation].

	[[installation_on_windows]]
	== Installation on Windows

	The `ssh-keygen` command must be available during the init phase to
	generate SSH host keys. If you have
	link:https://git-for-windows.github.io/[Git for Windows,role=external,window=_blank] installed,
	start Command Prompt and temporary add directory with ssh-keygen to the
	PATH environment variable just before running init command:

	====
	PATH=%PATH%;c:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin
	====

	Please note that the path in the above example must not be
	double-quoted.

	To run the daemon after site initialization execute:

	====
	cd C:\MY\GERRIT\SITE
	java.exe -jar bin\gerrit.war daemon --console-log
	====

	To stop the daemon press Ctrl+C.

	=== Install the daemon as Windows Service

	To install Gerrit as Windows Service use the
	link:http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-daemon/procrun.html[Apache
	Commons Daemon Procrun,role=external,window=_blank].

	Sample install command:

	====
	prunsrv.exe //IS//Gerrit --DisplayName="Gerrit Code Review" --Startup=auto ^
	--Jvm="C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_65\bin\server\jvm.dll" ^
	--Classpath=C:\MY\GERRIT\SITE\bin\gerrit.war ^
	--LogPath=C:\MY\GERRIT\SITE\logs ^
	--StartPath=C:\MY\GERRIT\SITE ^
	--StartMode=jvm --StopMode=jvm ^
	--StartClass=com.google.gerrit.launcher.GerritLauncher --StartMethod=daemonStart ^
	--StopClass=com.google.gerrit.launcher.GerritLauncher --StopMethod=daemonStop
	====

	NOTE: Windows is not recommended as a server-side platform for
	running Gerrit Code Review, because of the lack of adoption from the Gerrit Community,
	incomplete functional validation and lack of security testing. Gerrit on
	Windows Server is not actively supported even though it may still be
	fully or partially functioning as expected.

	[[customize]]
	== Site Customization

	Gerrit Code Review supports some site-specific customization options.
	For more information, see the related topics in this manual:

	* link:config-reverseproxy.html[Reverse Proxy]
	* link:config-sso.html[Single Sign-On Systems]
	* link:config-themes.html[Themes]
	* link:config-gitweb.html[Gitweb Integration]
	* link:config-gerrit.html[Other System Settings]
	* link:config-auto-site-initialization.html[Automatic Site Initialization on Startup]


	[[anonymous_access]]
	== Anonymous Access

	Exporting the Git repository directory
	(link:config-gerrit.html#gerrit.basePath[gerrit.basePath]) over the
	anonymous, unencrypted git:// protocol is more efficient than
	Gerrit's internal SSH daemon. See the `git-daemon` documentation
	for details on how to configure this if anonymous access is desired.

	* http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-daemon.html[man git-daemon,role=external,window=_blank]


	[[plugins]]
	== Plugins

	Place Gerrit plugins in the review_site/plugins directory to have them loaded on Gerrit startup.


	== External Documentation Links

	* http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-daemon.html[git-daemon,role=external,window=_blank]


	[[backup]]
	== Backup

	See the link:backup.html[backup documentation].

	GERRIT
	------
	Part of link:index.html[Gerrit Code Review]

	SEARCHBOX
	---------