init
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NAME
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init - Initialize a new Gerrit server installation

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'java' -jar gerrit.war 'init'
	-d <SITE_PATH>
	[\--batch]
	[\--import-projects]

DESCRIPTION
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Creates a new Gerrit server installation, interactively prompting
for some basic setup prior to writing default configuration files
into a newly created `$site_path`.

If run an an existing `$site_path`, init will upgrade some resources
as necessary.  This can be useful to import newly created projects.

OPTIONS
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\--batch::
	Run in batch mode, skipping interactive prompts.  Reasonable
	configuration defaults are chosen based on the whims of
	the Gerrit developers.

\--import-projects::
	Recursively search
	link:config-gerrit.html#gerrit.basePath[gerrit.basePath]
	for any Git repositories not yet registered as a project,
	and initializes a new project for them.

-d::
\--site-path::
	Location of the gerrit.config file, and all other per-site
	configuration data, supporting libaries and log files.

CONTEXT
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This command can only be run on a server which has direct
connectivity to the metadata database, and local access to the
managed Git repositories.

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