Step 1: Update System
> yum update
> apt-get update
Step 2: Install git
Step 3: Install screen
Step 4: Install screen
Step 5: Install Java
Step 6: MySQL
Step 7: Install Gerrit
1. Create a Database
2. Initialize the site
3. Download Gerrit
wget https://gerrit-releases.storage.googleapis.com/gerrit-2.9.1.war
4. Start Gerrit Setup
5. Restart / Stop / Start gerrit
5. Access Gerrit
Step 8: Install Apache
Step 9: Configure Apache Proxy to Gerrit
Step 10: Verify
Some important Tools
Screen
Reference
https://gerrit.googlecode.com/svn/documentation/2.0/install.html
http://dachary.org/?p=1716
https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-gerrit2-on-a-centos-7-linux-vps/
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-gerrit-on-an-ubuntu-cloud-server
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