Subversion/Configuration

1. Minimal Subversion repository setup and configuration

1.1. Create a repository

1.2. Set up passwd

1.3. Set up authz

1.4. Set up svnserve.conf

2. Start svnserve

3. Use the repo

1. Minimal Subversion repository setup and configuration

1.1. Create a repository

  cd /path/to/svn_data/repos
  svnadmin create myrepo

1.2. Set up passwd

/path/to/repos/myrepo/conf/passwd

[users]
myname = mypasswd

Define a list of users and passwords.

1.3. Set up authz

/path/to/repos/myrepo/conf/authz

[/]
* =
myname = rw

The above config means

• The entire repository (/ is the root) is inaccessible by 'everyone' (*).
• The entire repository is readable/writeable by the user 'myname'.

1.4. Set up svnserve.conf

/path/to/repos/myrepo/conf/svnserve.conf

[general]
anon-access=none
auth-access=write
password-db=passwd
authz-db=authz
realm=My Repository

The above config means:

• No anonymous access
• Authorized users have read/write access
• Use the 'passwd' file (defined above)
• Use the 'authz' file (defined above)
• Give the realm a name

2. Start svnserve

   svnserve -d -r /path/to/svn_data

This will cause svnserve to listen on 3690 (may need to open the port or configure a firewall rule to restrict access as necessary.)

3. Use the repo

The URL to the repository created above is:

svn://localhost/repos/myrepo

You can now add or import projects, create a 'current' svn:externals definition, etc.