{"id":48,"date":"2013-03-22T18:34:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T17:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gadgetdude.co.uk\/blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2013-03-22T18:34:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T17:34:24","slug":"configuring-a-subversion-repository-using-apache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gadgetdude.co.uk\/blog\/?p=48","title":{"rendered":"Configuring a Subversion Repository using Apache"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As I write a lot of scripts for different tasks I find it useful to keep a hold of them all for future reference.
\nOne of the easiest ways of keeping this information no matter where I am is to create my own home subversion repository. This means that no matter where I am, as long as I have http access to my home server I can get to my files.<\/p>\n

How do you do this, well the first thing is to create your repository. Suppose I want to create a Repository at \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository using fsfs database so execute the command:<\/p>\n

mkdir -v \/usr\/local\/subversion\/<\/pre>\n
\/usr\/bin\/svnadmin create --fs-type fsfs \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository<\/pre>\n
That should create a subversion repository under \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository.<\/p>\n
ls \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository<\/pre>\n
conf\/ dav\/ db\/ format hooks\/ locks\/ README.txt<\/pre>\n
You should be able to see those files under the repository directory.<\/p>\n
Setting up httpd.conf to serve the created repository:<\/h3>\n
Add the following lines to httpd.conf or the appropriate apache configuration file.<\/p>\n
<Location \/subversion>\r\n\r\n\u00a0 DAV svn\r\n\r\n\u00a0 SVNPath \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository\/\r\n\r\n<\/Location><\/pre>\n
Make sure that the module mod_dav is loaded in the apache configuration file and is also present under modules directory.<\/p>\n
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Setting up authentication:<\/h3>\n
For the authentication we need to make changes to the apache configuration yet another time.<\/p>\n
Basic authentication requires that we just add the following lines to the httpd.conf where we added the svn repository earlier.<\/p>\n
AuthType Basic\r\n\r\nAuthName \"{Name of the authentication popup tab}\"\r\n\r\nAuthUserFile {Location of the password file}\r\n\r\nRequire valid-user<\/pre>\n
So it should look like this.<\/p>\n
<Location \/subversion>\r\n\r\n\u00a0 DAV svn\r\n\r\n\u00a0 SVNPath \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository\/\r\n\r\n\u00a0 AuthType Basic\r\n\r\n\u00a0 AuthName \"Subversion repository\"\r\n\r\n\u00a0 AuthUserFile \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository\/conf\/svn-auth-file\r\n\r\n\u00a0 Require valid-user\r\n\r\n<\/Location><\/pre>\n
It is necessary that we add users to the password file before anyone can access it, which is described in the next step.<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Adding SVN users:<\/h3>\n
Since we are using svn with an apache server, and an apache basic authentication method.<\/p>\n
We need to create a password file with the htpasswd binary provided with a standard apache installation.<\/p>\n
htpasswd -cmd \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository\/conf\/svn-auth-file {user-name}<\/p>\n
-c<\/span> option creates a new htpasswd file.<\/p>\n
-m<\/span> encrypts the password with an MD5 algorithm.<\/p>\n
-d<\/span> encrypts the password with a CRYPT algorithm.<\/p>\n
Where {user-name}<\/span> stands for an actual user name that will be used for authentication.<\/p>\n
Warning: We should not use the -c<\/span> option once we have added the first user. Using so will create and replace all existing user within the file.<\/p>\n
htpasswd -md \/usr\/local\/subversion\/repository\/conf\/svn-auth-file {user-name}<\/p>\n
 <\/p>\n
Setting up the initial repository layout:<\/h3>\n
A repository mostly contains 3 standard folders.<\/p>\n
branches<\/p>\n
tags<\/p>\n
trunk<\/p>\n
For creating those standard folders in a repository, create a temporary folder anywhere you want, \/tmp would be a good idea, with the following subdirectories.<\/p>\n
mkdir -pv \/tmp\/subversion-layout\/{branches,tags}<\/p>\n
After we have made all the layout folders, move all the contents of your project to the trunk folder.<\/p>\n
mv -v \/usr\/local\/apache2\/htdocs \/tmp\/subversion-layout\/trunk<\/p>\n
Then make an initial import of the temporary created directory.<\/p>\n
\/usr\/local\/subversion\/bin\/svn import \/tmp\/subversion-layout\/ http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/subversion\/<\/p>\n
This will setup you up with a default repository layout, and make a first revision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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