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+#!/bin/ash
+GERRIT_DAEMON_OPTS="--console-log --enable-httpd"
+
+IS_REPLICA=$(git config -f /var/gerrit/etc/gerrit.config --get container.replica)
+if [[ "$IS_REPLICA" == "true" ]]; then
+  GERRIT_DAEMON_OPTS="$GERRIT_DAEMON_OPTS --replica"
+fi
+
+JAVA_OPTIONS=$(git config --file /var/gerrit/etc/gerrit.config --get-all container.javaOptions)
+JAVA_OPTIONS="$JAVA_OPTIONS -Dgerrit.instanceId=$POD_NAME"
+java ${JAVA_OPTIONS} -jar /var/gerrit/bin/gerrit.war daemon \
+  -d /var/gerrit \
+  $GERRIT_DAEMON_OPTS