Merge "Documentation: Replace plugins list with home page" into stable-2.16

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 [[other-plugins]]
 == Other Plugins
 
-Besides core plugins there are many other Gerrit plugins available.
-These plugins are developed and maintained by different parties.
-The Gerrit Project doesn't guarantee proper functionality of any of
-these plugins.
-
-The Gerrit Project doesn't provide binaries for these plugins, but
-there is one public service that offers the download of pre-built
-plugin jars:
-
-* link:https://gerrit-ci.gerritforge.com[CI Server from GerritForge]
-
-The following list gives an overview of available plugins, but the
-list may not be complete. You may discover more plugins on
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/?filter=plugins%252F[
-gerrit-review].
-
-Note that the documentation and configuration links in the list below are
-to the plugins' master branch. Please refer to the appropriate branch for
-the Gerrit version you are using. Be aware that in some cases a stable
-branch might not exist when the master branch is compatible with multiple
-versions, or the plugin might not be compatible at all with your version.
-
-[[admin-console]]
-=== admin-console
-
-Plugin to provide administrator-only functionality, intended to
-simplify common administrative tasks. Currently providing user-level
-information. Also providing access control information by project or
-project/account.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/admin-console[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/admin-console/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[analytics]]
-=== analytics
-
-Plugin to extract commit and review data from Gerrit projects and
-expose aggregated metrics over REST and SSH API.
-Metrics are extracted in JSON format with one record per line, ready to be
-archived and processed with popular BigData transformation tools such
-Apache Spark or published and visualized in dashboards.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/analytics[Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/analytics/+doc/master/README.md[Documentation]
-
-[[avatars-external]]
-=== avatars-external
-
-This plugin allows to use an external url to load the avatar images
-from.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/avatars-external[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/avatars-external/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/avatars-external/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[avatars-gravatar]]
-=== avatars-gravatar
-
-Plugin to display user icons from Gravatar.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/avatars-gravatar[
-Project]
-
-[[branch-network]]
-=== branch-network
-
-This plugin allows the rendering of Git repository branch network in a
-graphical HTML5 Canvas. It is mainly intended to be used as a
-"project link" in a gitweb configuration or by other Gerrit GWT UI
-plugins to be plugged elsewhere in Gerrit.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/branch-network[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/branch-network/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/branch-network/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[changemessage]]
-=== changemessage
-
-This plugin allows to display a static info message on the change screen.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/changemessage[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/changemessage/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Plugin Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/changemessage/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[delete-project]]
-=== delete-project
-
-Provides the ability to delete a project.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/delete-project[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/delete-project/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[egit]]
-=== egit
-
-This plugin provides extensions for easier usage with EGit.
-
-The plugin adds a download command for EGit that allows to copy only
-the change ref into the clipboard. The change ref is needed for
-downloading a Gerrit change from within EGit.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/egit[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/egit/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[emoticons]]
-=== emoticons
-
-This plugin allows users to see emoticons in comments as images.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/emoticons[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/emoticons/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/emoticons/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[gitblit]]
-=== gitblit
-
-GitBlit code-viewer plugin with SSO and Security Access Control.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/gitblit[
-Project]
-
-[[github]]
-=== github
-
-Plugin to integrate with GitHub: replication, pull-request to Change-Sets
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/github[
-Project]
-
-[[gitiles]]
-=== gitiles
-
-Plugin running Gitiles alongside a Gerrit server.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/gitiles[
-Project]
-
-[[healthcheck]]
-=== healthcheck
-
-Plugin for monitoring and alerting when Gerrit does not behave properrly.
-
-When Gerrit Server needs to be available 24x7, it is important to know
-*beforehand* if something isn't working correctly: this plugin exposes a
-REST-API that provides the real-time status of the Gerrit internals and can
-be integrated with real-time monitoring systems and paging platforms.
-
-Healthcheck metrics (latency and subsystem healthiness) are published as
-Gerrit internal metrics and can be published to dashboards.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/healthcheck[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/healthcheck/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/healthcheck/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[imagare]]
-=== imagare
-
-The imagare plugin allows Gerrit users to upload and share images.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/imagare[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/imagare/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/imagare/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[importer]]
-=== importer
-
-The importer plugin allows to import projects from one Gerrit server
-into another Gerrit server.
-
-Projects can be imported while both source and target Gerrit server
-are online. There is no downtime required.
-
-The git repository and all changes of the project, including approvals
-and review comments, are imported. Historic timestamps are preserved.
-
-Project imports can be resumed. This means a project team can continue
-to work in the source system while the import to the target system is
-done. By resuming the import the project in the target system can be
-updated with the missing delta.
-
-The importer plugin can also be used to copy a project within one Gerrit
-server, and in combination with the link:#delete-project[delete-project]
-plugin it can be used to rename a project.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/importer[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/importer/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[its-plugins]]
-=== Issue Tracker System Plugins
-
-Plugins to integrate with issue tracker systems (ITS), that (based
-on events in Gerrit) allows to take actions in the ITS. For example,
-they can add comments to bugs, or change status of bugs.
-
-All its-plugins have a common base implementation which is stored in
-the `its-base` project. `its-base` is not a plugin, but just a
-framework for the ITS plugins which is packaged within each ITS plugin.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/its-base[
-its-base Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/its-base/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-its-base Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/its-base/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-its-base Configuration]
-
-[[its-bugzilla]]
-==== its-bugzilla
-
-Plugin to integrate with Bugzilla.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/its-bugzilla[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/its-bugzilla/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[its-jira]]
-==== its-jira
-
-Plugin to integrate with Jira.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/its-jira[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/its-jira/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[its-phabricator]]
-==== its-phabricator
-
-Plugin to integrate with Phabricator.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/its-phabricator[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/its-phabricator/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[its-rtc]]
-==== its-rtc
-
-Plugin to integrate with IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC).
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/its-rtc[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/its-rtc/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[its-storyboard]]
-==== its-storyboard
-
-Plugin to integrate with Storyboard task tracking system.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/its-storyboard[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/its-storyboard/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[javamelody]]
-=== javamelody
-
-This plugin allows to monitor the Gerrit server.
-
-This plugin integrates JavaMelody in Gerrit in order to retrieve live
-instrumentation data from Gerrit.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/javamelody[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/javamelody/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/javamelody/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[labelui]]
-=== labelui
-
-The labelui plugin adds a user preference that allows users to choose a
-table control to render the labels/approvals on the change screen
-(similar to how labels/approvals were rendered on the old change
-screen).
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/labelui[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/labelui/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[menuextender]]
-=== menuextender
-
-The menuextender plugin allows Gerrit administrators to configure
-additional menu entries from the WebUI.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/menuextender[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/menuextender/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/menuextender/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[metrics-reporter-elasticsearch]]
-=== metrics-reporter-elasticsearch
-
-This plugin reports Gerrit metrics to Elasticsearch.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/metrics-reporter-elasticsearch[
-Project].
-
-[[metrics-reporter-graphite]]
-=== metrics-reporter-graphite
-
-This plugin reports Gerrit metrics to Graphite.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/metrics-reporter-graphite[
-Project].
-
-[[metrics-reporter-jmx]]
-=== metrics-reporter-jmx
-
-This plugin reports Gerrit metrics to JMX.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/metrics-reporter-jmx[
-Project].
-
-[[metrics-reporter-prometheus]]
-=== metrics-reporter-prometheus
-
-This plugin exposes Gerrit metrics for consumption by Prometheus.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/metrics-reporter-prometheus[
-Project].
-
-[[motd]]
-=== motd
-
-This plugin can output messages to clients when pulling/fetching/cloning
-code from Gerrit Code Review. If the client (and transport mechanism)
-can support sending the message to the client, it will be displayed to
-the user (usually prefixed by “remote: ”), but will be silently
-discarded otherwise.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/motd[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/motd/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/motd/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[oauth-authentication-provider]]
-=== OAuth authentication provider
-This plugin enables Gerrit to use OAuth2 protocol for authentication.
-Two different OAuth providers are supported:
-
-* GitHub
-* Google
-
-https://github.com/davido/gerrit-oauth-provider[Project] |
-https://github.com/davido/gerrit-oauth-provider/wiki/Getting-Started[Configuration]
-
-[[owners]]
-=== owners
-This plugin provides a Prolog predicate `add_owner_approval/3` that
-appends `label('Owner-Approval', need(_))` to a provided list.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/owners[Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/owners/+doc/master/README.md[Documentation]
-
-[[project-download-commands]]
-=== project-download-commands
-
-This plugin adds support for project specific download commands.
-
-Project specific download commands that are defined on a parent project
-are inherited by the child projects. Child projects can overwrite the
-inherited download command or remove it by assigning no value to it.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/project-download-commands[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/project-download-commands/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/project-download-commands/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[quota]]
-=== quota
-
-This plugin allows to enforce quotas in Gerrit.
-
-To protect a Gerrit installation it makes sense to limit the resources
-that a project or group can consume. To do this a Gerrit administrator
-can use this plugin to define quotas on project namespaces.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/quota[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/quota/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/quota/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[rabbitmq]]
-=== rabbitmq
-
-A plugin that publishes Gerrit events to a
-link:https://www.rabbitmq.com/[RabbitMQ] exchange.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/rabbitmq[Project]
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/rabbitmq/+/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[readonly]]
-=== readonly
-
-A plugin that makes the Gerrit server read-only by rejecting git pushes,
-blocking HTTP PUT/POST/DELETE requests, and disabling SSH commands.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/readonly[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/readonly/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/readonly/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[ref-protection]]
-=== ref-protection
-
-A plugin that protects against commits being lost.
-
-Backups of deleted or non-fast-forward updated refs are created under the
-`refs/backups/` namespace.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/ref-protection[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/ref-protection/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[reparent]]
-=== reparent
-
-A plugin that provides project reparenting as a self-service for project owners.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/reparent[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/reparent/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/reparent/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[review-strategy]]
-=== review-strategy
-
-This plugin allows users to configure different review strategies.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/review-strategy[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/review-strategy/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[reviewers]]
-=== reviewers
-
-A plugin that allows adding default reviewers to a change.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/reviewers[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/reviewers/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/reviewers/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[reviewers-by-blame]]
-=== reviewers-by-blame
-
-A plugin that allows automatically adding reviewers to a change from
-the git blame computation on the changed files. It will add the users
-that authored most of the lines touched by the change, since these
-users should be familiar with the code and can mostly review the
-change.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/reviewers-by-blame[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/reviewers-by-blame/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/reviewers-by-blame/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[groovy-provider]]
-=== scripting/groovy-provider
-
-This plugin provides a Groovy runtime environment for Gerrit plugins in Groovy.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/scripting/groovy-provider[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/scripting/groovy-provider/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[scala-provider]]
-=== scripting/scala-provider
-
-This plugin provides a Scala runtime environment for Gerrit plugins in Scala.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/scripting/scala-provider[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/scripting/scala-provider/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation]
-
-[[scripts]]
-=== scripts
-
-Repository containing a collection of Gerrit scripting plugins that are intended
-to provide simple and useful extensions.
-
-Groovy and Scala scripts require the installation of the corresponding
-scripting/*-provider plugin in order to be loaded into Gerrit.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/scripts[Project]
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/scripts/+doc/master/README.md[Documentation]
-
-[[server-config]]
-=== server-config
-
-This plugin enables access (download and upload) to the server config
-files.  It may be used to change Gerrit config files (like
-`etc/gerrit.config`) in cases where direct access to the file system
-where Gerrit's config files are stored is difficult or impossible to
-get.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/server-config[
-Project]
-
-[[serviceuser]]
-=== serviceuser
-
-This plugin allows to create service users in Gerrit.
-
-A service user is a user that is used by another service to communicate
-with Gerrit. E.g. a service user is needed to run the Gerrit Trigger
-Plugin in Jenkins. A service user is not able to login into the Gerrit
-WebUI and it cannot push commits or tags.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/serviceuser[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/serviceuser/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/serviceuser/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[uploadvalidator]]
-=== uploadvalidator
-
-This plugin allows to configure upload validations per project.
-
-Project owners can configure blocked file extensions, required footers
-and a maximum allowed path length. Pushes of commits that violate these
-settings are rejected by Gerrit.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/uploadvalidator[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/uploadvalidator/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/uploadvalidator/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[verify-status]]
-=== verify-status
-
-This plugin adds a separate channel for Gerrit to store test metadata and
-view them on the Gerrit UI.  The metadata can be stored in the Gerrit database
-or in a completely separate datastore.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/verify-status[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/verify-status/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/verify-status/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/database.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[websession-flatfile]]
-=== websession-flatfile
-
-This plugin replaces the built-in Gerrit H2 based websession cache with
-a flatfile based implementation. This implementation is shareable
-among multiple Gerrit servers, making it useful for multi-master
-Gerrit installations.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/websession-flatfile[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/websession-flatfile/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/websession-flatfile/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
-[[x-docs]]
-=== x-docs
-
-This plugin serves project documentation as HTML pages.
-
-link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/x-docs[
-Project] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/x-docs/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[
-Documentation] |
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/x-docs/+doc/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md[
-Configuration]
-
+Besides core plugins there are many other Gerrit plugins available. This Gerrit home
+link:https://www.gerritcodereview.com/plugins.html[page for plugins] lists them.
 
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