Gerrit Code Review Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Gerrit Code Review hosting on xCloud gives your engineering team a self-hosted code review server, a gate that every change passes before it merges. Deploy Gerrit from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned 3.14.4 image beside a bundled LLDAP user directory, generates the administrator password, mounts persistent volumes for repositories, index and users and publishes both sites over HTTPS. Git over SSH needs a port you open yourself.

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What is Gerrit Code Review?

Gerrit is a code review and project management tool for Git based projects, according to its README. It makes reviews easier by showing changes side by side and allowing inline comments from any reviewer, and it simplifies maintainership by letting any authorized user submit approved changes to the main repository. The template README adds fine-grained per-project access control and Git over HTTPS and SSH. Self-hosted Gerrit is a review server you run yourself. It is licensed under Apache-2.0.

The xCloud template runs Gerrit 3.14.4, pinned by digest, as one container with its web server, index and Git-backed metadata, and no external database. Gerrit has no built-in local passwords, so a bundled LLDAP user directory handles sign-in. Repositories sit on gerrit_git, site configuration and keys on gerrit_etc and users on lldap_data. Sign in as admin right away, because the first account to sign in becomes the administrator.

From Sign-Up to a Live Review Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Gerrit server normally means the application, a user directory, an index, repository storage, domains and certificates before the first change is pushed. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Gerrit Code Review from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain, enter the Administrator Email and keep the generated Administrator Password or set your own.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Gerrit 3.14.4 and LLDAP v0.6.3 images, pinned by immutable digest, mount the gerrit_git, gerrit_index, gerrit_cache, gerrit_db, gerrit_etc and lldap_data volumes, keep the LDAP port on the private install network, and publish Gerrit and the user directory over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In And Add Your Team
Allow up to five minutes for the first start, then open your HTTPS Gerrit URL and sign in as admin right away. Next, open the user directory domain, sign in as admin and create a user for each person.

Everything Gerrit Does, On Your Own Server

Gerrit runs in full here: a review workflow for your Git projects on your own domain, with the sign-in directory and storage it needs alongside.

Review Before Merge
Changes are shown side by side and reviewers add inline comments; authorised users submit approved changes to the main repository instead of a maintainer merging by hand.
Per-Project Access Control
Gerrit's access control is set per project, so you decide who can read, review and submit in each repository.
Git Over HTTPS And SSH
Git over HTTPS works through your domain with no extra port. Git over SSH uses a dedicated TCP port shown in the credentials, which you open in your own firewall.
Bundled LLDAP User Directory
Sign-in is backed by LLDAP, which has its own web UI on its own domain, so you can create users without running extra infrastructure. The same username and password work in Gerrit.
Large Pushes Allowed
The proxy limit is raised to 1 GB per request, so large pushes over HTTPS are not stopped at the default 100 MB.
No External Database
Gerrit's embedded index and Git-backed metadata live in named volumes, so repositories, review metadata, site configuration and users survive an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Code Review 24/7

Managed hosting for Gerrit Code Review, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Gerrit 3.14.4 deployed instantly
Official images pinned by digest
Administrator password generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Gerrit Code Review

Gate every change behind a review
Push changes for review and let reviewers comment inline and approve before anything reaches the main repository.
Control who can do what per repository
Set access per project so reading, reviewing and submitting are granted only to the people who should have them.
Give a team accounts without extra infrastructure
Create a user for each person in the bundled LLDAP directory and they sign in to Gerrit with the same credentials.
Push large repositories over HTTPS
Send big pushes through your own domain with the proxy limit raised to 1 GB per request, or use Git over SSH on the published port.

Gerrit Code Review Screenshots

Gerrit 3.14.4 dashboard signed in as the administrator, with Your turn, Outgoing reviews and Incoming reviews sections and a Create Change button

Gerrit 3.14.4 dashboard signed in as a second user from the bundled LLDAP directory

Gerrit Code Review vs Alternatives

GitHub pull requests: A hosted service where changes are proposed as pull requests; Gerrit runs on your own server and reviews changes in a workflow where approved changes are submitted to the main repository by authorised users.
GitLab: A broader DevOps platform with merge requests, issues and CI/CD pipelines; Gerrit focuses on code review and Git repository management.
Gitea: A lightweight self-hosted Git service with pull requests, issues, releases and a package registry; Gerrit is built around review of every change before it merges.
OneDev: A self-hosted Git forge that integrates repositories, code review, issues, packages and CI/CD pipelines in one application, as its own OneClick page describes; Gerrit focuses on change review and Git repository management.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Gerrit Code Review hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

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More headroom if Gerrit sits alongside other developer tools.

$59.99per month

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Gerrit is licensed by its maintainers under Apache-2.0 and LLDAP under GPL-3.0.

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Gerrit on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is Gerrit free?

Yes. Gerrit is open source under Apache-2.0, with the licence file for the pinned v3.14.4 tag linked above. The bundled LLDAP directory is GPL-3.0 per its own repository. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS under them, not for Gerrit, and there is no per-developer fee.

Can you self-host Gerrit with Docker?

Yes, and this Gerrit Docker hosting template does it for you: the official Gerrit image and an LLDAP image, both pinned by digest, run on your own server with HTTPS in front of the web interface. It is not a Gerrit cloud account, so your repositories stay on your server.

How much RAM does Gerrit need?

Gerrit Code Review asks for no less than 1024 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk for Gerrit and LLDAP together, and the first start builds the index. Large repositories need more. This page sells the 6 GB tier, which leaves wide headroom above that floor.

How do people sign in to Gerrit?

Through the bundled LLDAP user directory, because Gerrit has no built-in local passwords. Sign in as admin first, which makes that account the Gerrit administrator, then open the user directory domain and create a user for each person. They sign in to Gerrit with that username and password.

Can I use Git over SSH with Gerrit?

Yes, on the published TCP port shown in the credentials, once you open that port in your own server firewall, because xCloud does not open it for you. Add an SSH public key under Settings, SSH Keys. Git over HTTPS works through your Gerrit domain with no extra port.

Why does Git over HTTPS ask for credentials that do not work yet?

A directory user must sign in once through the Gerrit web form before Git over HTTPS credentials work. After that, Git accepts either the directory password or an HTTP token created under Settings, HTTP Credentials. Pushes of up to 1 GB per request pass the proxy. Review pushes also need a Change-Id from the commit-msg hook.

Can anonymous visitors see my Gerrit projects?

Anonymous visitors can read public projects, which is stock Gerrit's default, but cannot write. QA confirmed a wrong password is rejected and the development login that lets anyone become any account is off. Review each project's access settings before you add sensitive code.

Does Gerrit send email?

Not until you configure it. No outgoing mail is set up, so add a sendemail section to gerrit.config on the gerrit_etc volume if you want change notifications. The settings the template re-applies on each start are only the authentication, LDAP and SSH advertised address.

How do I back up Gerrit?

Back up gerrit_git, gerrit_etc and lldap_data together: repositories and review metadata, the site configuration with its keys and SSH host keys, and the users. Losing gerrit_etc while keeping gerrit_git leaves the site without its keys. Test a restore on a disposable install.

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How do I upgrade Gerrit?

The pinned 3.14.4 image on your running install is untouched by catalog updates; you opt in to a newer template version. Back up the volumes first and read the Gerrit release notes, since upgrades can need an index rebuild. The template re-applies only authentication settings on each start.

Is Gerrit an alternative to GitHub pull requests?

It covers code review for Git projects, but the model differs: every change is reviewed and approved before it merges, with side-by-side diffs and inline comments. GitHub is a hosted service named from general knowledge, and this page makes no workflow-superiority claim.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.