| = Quickstart for Installing Gerrit on Linux |
| |
| This quickstart shows you how to install Gerrit on a Linux machine. |
| |
| [NOTE] |
| ==== |
| The installation steps provided in this quickstart are for |
| demonstration purposes only. They are not intended for use in a production |
| environment. |
| |
| For a more detailed installation guide, see |
| link:install.html[Standalone Daemon Installation Guide]. |
| ==== |
| |
| == Before you begin |
| |
| To complete this quickstart, you need: |
| |
| . A Unix-based server such as any of the Linux flavors or BSD. |
| . Java SE Runtime Environment version 1.8 |
| + |
| Gerrit is not compatible with Java 9 or newer yet. |
| |
| == Download Gerrit |
| |
| From the Linux machine on which you want to install Gerrit: |
| |
| . Open a terminal window. |
| . Download the Gerrit archive. See |
| link:https://gerrit-releases.storage.googleapis.com/index.html[Gerrit Code |
| Review - Releases] for a list of available archives. |
| |
| The steps in this quickstart used Gerrrit 2.14.2, which you can download using |
| a command such as: |
| |
| .... |
| wget https://www.gerritcodereview.com/download/gerrit-2.14.2.war |
| .... |
| |
| NOTE: If you want to build and install Gerrit from the source files, see |
| link:dev-readme.html[Developer Setup]. |
| |
| == Install and initialize Gerrit |
| |
| From the command line, type the following: |
| |
| .... |
| java -jar gerrit*.war init --batch --dev -d ~/gerrit_testsite |
| .... |
| |
| The preceding command uses two parameters: |
| |
| * `--batch`. This parameter assigns default values to a variety of Gerrit |
| configuration options. To learn more about these configuration options, see |
| link:config-gerrit.html[Configuration]. |
| * `--dev`. This parameter configures the server to use the authentication |
| option, `DEVELOPMENT_BECOME_ANY_ACCOUNT`. This authentication type makes it |
| easy for you to switch between different users to explore how Gerrit works. |
| To learn more about setting up Gerrit for development, see |
| link:dev-readme.html[Developer Setup]. |
| |
| This command displays a number of messages in the terminal window. The following |
| is an example of these messages: |
| |
| .... |
| Generating SSH host key ... rsa(simple)... done |
| Initialized /home/gerrit/gerrit_testsite |
| Executing /home/gerrit/gerrit_testsite/bin/gerrit.sh start |
| Starting Gerrit Code Review: OK |
| .... |
| |
| The last message you should see is `Starting Gerrit Code Review: OK`. This |
| message informs you that the Gerrit service is now running. |
| |
| == Update the listen URL |
| |
| Another recommended task is to change the URL that Gerrit listens to from `*` |
| to `localhost`. This change helps prevent outside connections from contacting |
| the instance. |
| |
| .... |
| git config --file ~/gerrit_testsite/etc/gerrit.config httpd.listenUrl 'http://localhost:8080' |
| .... |
| |
| == Restart the Gerrit service |
| |
| You must restart the Gerrit service for your authentication type and listen URL |
| changes to take effect. |
| |
| .... |
| ~/gerrit_testsite/bin/gerrit.sh restart |
| .... |
| |
| == Viewing Gerrit |
| |
| At this point, you have a basic installation of Gerrit. You can view this |
| installation by opening a browser and entering the following URL: |
| |
| .... |
| http://localhost:8080 |
| .... |
| |
| == Next steps |
| |
| Through this quickstart, you now have a simple version of Gerrit running on your |
| Linux machine. You can use this installation to explore the UI and become |
| familiar with some of Gerrit's features. For a more detailed installation guide, |
| see link:install.html[Standalone Daemon Installation Guide]. |
| |
| GERRIT |
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| Part of link:index.html[Gerrit Code Review] |
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| SEARCHBOX |
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