Gerrit Plugins

Remarks#

• Gerrit plugins are not provided compiled. Sources can be download from Gerrit Plugin code site. Nevertheless, you can find compiled version on the community Gerrit compiled plugins website.

• Install plugin : https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/cmd-plugin-install.html

Replication plugin

It is used to duplicate a git repository from gerrit to anyway. Configuration file is $GERRIT_INSTALL/etc/replication.config.

Config file example to clone MyRepo from gerrit to backupServer

[remote "backup"]
    url = ProjectUrlOnBackupServer/${name} #Example backup.some.org:/pub/git/${name}.git
    push = +refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*
    push = +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
    projects = MyRepo

To reload the plugin, restart Gerrit server or execute following command if install plugin is installed:

ssh -p 29418 localhost gerrit plugin reload replication

Full documentation : Official Replication Plugin Documentation

Events-log plugin

This plugin is mandatory to make Gerrit able to receive message from other services. As an example, it has to be install to use Sonar Gerrit plugin

• Install jar file under plugins folder
• Default configuration is sufficient