How to Install Gerrit on Fedora Server Latest

Step 1: Install Java

Gerrit requires Java to run. It is recommended to install Java 8 or higher. You can install Java using the following command:

sudo dnf install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel

Step 2: Install Git

Gerrit runs as a Git repository server. Install Git using the following command:

sudo dnf install git

Step 3: Install Gerrit

Download the latest Gerrit package from the official website (https://www.gerritcodereview.com/download.html). You can use the following command to download Gerrit:

wget https://gerrit-releases.storage.googleapis.com/gerrit-3.4.4.war

Once the download is complete, move the Gerrit WAR file to /var/gerrit/ directory, and rename it to gerrit.war. You can do this using the following commands:

sudo mkdir -p /var/gerrit/
sudo cp gerrit-3.4.4.war /var/gerrit/gerrit.war

Step 4: Create a Gerrit User

Create a new user called gerrit. You can use the following command to create a new user:

sudo useradd -r -m -d /var/gerrit/ -s /bin/bash gerrit

The -r option tells useradd to create a system account, -m creates a home directory for the user, -d sets the home directory, -s specifies the login shell to be used.

Step 5: Install and Configure NGINX

Install NGINX using the following command:

sudo dnf install nginx

Create a new virtual host configuration file for NGINX that will forward requests to Gerrit. You can do this using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/gerrit.conf

Add the following content to this file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

Replace example.com with your domain name. Save and exit the file.

Reload NGINX to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Configure Gerrit

As the gerrit user, navigate to the Gerrit installation directory:

cd /var/gerrit/

Run the Gerrit setup:

sudo -u gerrit java -jar gerrit.war init

Answer the setup questions as follows:

Select 2 for HTTP authentication and 1 for Single sign-on.
Enter example.com as the Canonical hostname.
For the Gerrit user authentication method, select OpenID and enter https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id as the OpenID URL.
When prompted to create a new site or use an existing one, select Create a new site.

Step 7: Start Gerrit

Once the setup is complete, start Gerrit using the following command:

sudo -u gerrit java -jar gerrit.war daemon --console-log --show-stack-trace

You can now open a web browser and navigate to http://example.com to access the Gerrit web interface.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Gerrit on your Fedora server!