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+#!/bin/bash -x
+# This script installes gitblit on a system running under systemd.
+# The script assumes the server is running as user giblit
+
+# First create a file with the default settings
+cat > /tmp/gitblit.defaults << EOF
+GITBLIT_PATH=/opt/gitblit
+GITBLIT_BASE_FOLDER=/opt/gitblit/data
+GITBLIT_HTTP_PORT=0
+GITBLIT_HTTPS_PORT=8443
+GITBLIT_LOG=/var/log/gitblit.log
+EOF
+# Create a systemd service file
+cat > /tmp/gitblit.service << EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Gitblit managing, viewing, and serving Git repositories.
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=gitblit
+Group=gitblit
+Environment="ARGS=-server -Xmx1024M -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar"
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/gitblit
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/gitblit
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/java \$ARGS gitblit.jar --httpsPort \$GITBLIT_HTTPS_PORT --httpPort \$GITBLIT_HTTP_PORT --baseFolder \$GITBLIT_BASE_FOLDER --dailyLogFile
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/java \$ARGS gitblit.jar --baseFolder \$GITBLIT_BASE_FOLDER --stop
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+# Finally copy the files to the destination and register the systemd unit.
+sudo su -c "cp /tmp/gitblit.defaults /etc/sysconfig/gitblit && cp /tmp/gitblit.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/"
+sudo su -c "systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl enable gitblit.service && systemctl start gitblit.service"
+# Prepare the logfile
+sudo su -c "touch /var/log/gitblit.log && chown gitblit:gitblit /var/log/gitblit.log"