overleaf/services/git-bridge/README.md

writelatex-git-bridge
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Required
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  * `maven` (for building)
  * `jdk-7` (for compiling and running)

Installation
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### Ubuntu ###
Run `./install` to get dependencies, build, test, package, and make it a service.

Use `sudo service wlgb start` and `sudo service wlgb stop` to start and stop the server.

The configuration file will be at `/etc/wlgb/config.json`.

Run `./reinstall` to test, package and install the current version if `./install` has already been run.

Run `./uninstall` to undo what `./install` did.
### Manually ###
Run `mvn package` to build, test, and package it into a jar at `target/writelatex-git-bridge-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar`.

Use `java -jar <path_to_jar> <path_to_config_file>` to run the server.

Runtime Configuration
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The configuration file is in `.json` format. There is an example at `bin/config.json`.

    {
        "port" (int): the port number,
        "rootGitDirectory" (string): the directory in which to store git repos and the db/atts,
        "apiBaseUrl" (string): base url for the snapshot api,
        "username" (string, optional): username for http basic auth,
        "password" (string, optional): password for http basic auth,
        "postbackBaseUrl" (string): the postback url,
        "serviceName" (string): current name of writeLaTeX in case it ever changes
    }

You have to restart the server for configuration changes to take effect.