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Linux Foundation uses Gerrit to download and upload code into repository. Gerrit plugin could be downloaded and installed in IntelliJ, in order to work with the Linux Foundation code downloading/uploading procedure.

Using an IDE : Install Gerrit plugin in IntelliJ, cloning and pushing

Open File -> Settings -> Plugins of IntelliJ, and click on the Browse repositories... button.

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In the new window, search for Gerrit, click Install to install the plugin, and finally restart IntelliJ.

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To verify whether the Gerrit plugin is installed successfully, you can click File -> New -> Project from Version Control and verify whether Gerrit is present.

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Working with a Proxy

For people working with a proxy, you might have proxy issues connecting to Linux Foundation website. To avoid the connection issue, you shall define the proxy setting for both IntelliJ and Git.

To configure the proxy settings in IntelliJ, click File -> Settings -> Appearance & Behavior -> System Settings -> HTTP Proxy, enter the correct proxy settings and click Apply. In case of Manual proxy configuration, while entering the Host name, there is no need to write http:// in front of the URL. For example, if the proxy value is http://one.proxy.com, you shall put one.proxy.com as the Host name.

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To configure the proxy settings for Git, play the following command:

git config --global https.proxy https://<proxy username>:<proxy password>@<proxy url> 

git config --global http.proxy http://<proxy username>:<proxy password>@<proxy url>

Note: while entering proxy username, sometimes it may require to add the domain name in front.

Download code

Click the project name in Linux Foundation Gerrit website. On top of the project, it provides you the command to clone the whole project. The project can be downloaded with 2 ways, via HTTP url or SSH url.

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