## Setup and Configuration

1. Download and unzip [Gitblit %VERSION%](http://gitblit.com/%DISTRIBUTION%).<br/>
*Its best to eliminate spaces in the path name as that can cause troubleshooting headaches.* 
2. The server itself is configured through a simple text file.<br/>
Open `gitblit.properties` in your favorite text editor and make sure to review and set:
    - *git.repositoryFolder*
    - *server.tempFolder*
    - *server.httpBindInterface* and *server.httpsBindInterface*<br/>
**NOTE:** Consider using **https** exclusively because passwords for authentication are transmitted as clear text!     
    - *server.storePassword*<br/>
**NOTE:** The certificate password AND the keystore password must match!     
3. Execute `gitblit.cmd` or `java -jar gitblit.jar` from a command-line
4. Wait a minute or two while all dependencies are downloaded and your self-signed certificate is generated.
5. Open your browser to <http://localhost> or <https://localhost> depending on your chosen configuration.
6. Click the *Login* link and enter the default administrator credentials: **admin / admin**<br/>
**NOTE:** Make sure to change the administrator username and/or password!! 

### Administering Repositories
Repositories can be created, edited, renamed, and deleted through the web UI.  They may also be created, edited, and deleted from the command-line using real [Git](http://git-scm.com) or your favorite file manager and text editor.

All repository settings are stored within the repository `.git/config` file under the *gitblit* section.

    [gitblit]
	    description = master repository
	    owner = james
	    useTickets = false
	    useDocs = true
	    showRemoteBranches = false
	    accessRestriction = clone
	    isFrozen = false
	    
#### Repository Names
Repository names must be unique and are case-insensitive.  The name must be composed of letters, digits, or `/ _ - .`<br/>
Whitespace is illegal.

#### Repository Owner
The *Repository Owner* has the special permission of being able to edit a repository through the web UI.  The Repository Owner is not permitted to rename the repository, delete the repository, or reassign ownership to another user.

### Administering Users
All users are stored in the `users.properties` file or in the file you specified in `gitblit.properties`.<br/>
The format of `users.properties` follows Jetty's convention for HashRealms:

    username,password,role1,role2,role3...

#### Usernames
Usernames must be unique and are case-insensitive.<br/>
Whitespace is illegal.

#### Passwords
User passwords are CASE-SENSITIVE and may be *plain* or *md5* formatted (see `gitblit.properties` -> *realm.passwordStorage*).

#### User Roles
There is only one actual *role* in Gitblit and that is *#admin* which grants administrative powers to that user.  Administrators automatically have access to all repositories.  All other *roles* are repository names.  If a repository is access-restricted, the user must have the repository's name within his/her roles to bypass the access restriction.  This is how users are granted access to a restricted repository.

### Creating your own Self-Signed Certificate

Review the contents of the `makekeystore.cmd` or `makekeystore_jdk.cmd` script and execute it.<br/>
**NOTE:** The certificate password AND the keystore password must match!

### Running as a Service
Review the contents of the `installService.cmd` or `installService64.cmd`, as appropriate for your installed Java Virtual Machine.<br/>
Set the *JVM* variable in the script to the location of your Java Virtual Machine, add any necessary start parameters, and execute the script.

#### Command-Line Parameters
    --tempFolder           Server temp folder
	--repositoriesFolder   Git Repositories Folder
    --realmFile            Users Realm Hash File
    --useNio               Use NIO Connector else use Socket Connector.
    --httpPort             HTTP port for to serve. (port <= 0 will disable this connector)
    --httpsPort            HTTPS port to serve.  (port <= 0 will disable this connector)
    --storePassword        Password for SSL (https) keystore.
    --shutdownPort         Port for Shutdown Monitor to listen on. (port <= 0 will disable this monitor)
    
**Example**

    java -jar gitblit.jar --realmFile c:\myrealm.txt --storePassword something