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This tutorial will guide you through exposing Subversion with the Apache HTTP Server on Ubuntu so that it can be accessed on a network. We will make use of the WebDAV protocol.
Before we start, you might want to check out:
Installing Subversion on Ubuntu
Installing Apache on Ubuntu
The first step is optional, but can assist you in identifying any errors that may happen through the process. Type the following at the terminal:
tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.logThis will display the Apache error log and will update and display the errors as they happen.
To enable Subversion to be used on the Apache server, you need to install the apache2-svn library which will also install the WebDAV protocol:
sudo apt-get install libapache2-svnYou will also need to add the Apache web user to the Subversion group:
sudo adduser www-data svnIn the previous command, ‘www-data’ is the Apache web user and ’svn’ is the group which has access to Subversion on the system.
Next we need to update the WebDAV protocol configuration. Enter the following at the terminal:
sudo gedit /etc/apache2/mods-available/dav_svn.confUncomment the following lines:
<Location /svn>
DAV svn
SVNPath /var/lib/svn
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Subversion Repository"
AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd
Require valid-userNow you need to edit the file to reflect the settings on your system. ‘SVNPath’ is the location of the Subversion home directory. In my case this should be changed to:
/home/svn‘AuthUserFile’ should be changed to the location of your Subversion password file. We will create this file in the next step. In this case it will be:
/etc/subversion/passwdRestart the server by entering the following at the terminal:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restartNext we will create the Subversion authentication file. This file contains user authentication details. If you have just installed Subversion, the password file will not yet exist and needs to be created using the ‘-c’ switch. Adding any users after that should be done without the ‘-c’ switch to avoid overwriting the password file. Enter the following at the terminal and enter your username in the ‘[username]’ field:
sudo htpasswd -c /etc/subversion/passwd [username]You will be prompted for your password.
To add more users at a later stage, you can run the following command:
sudo htpasswd /etc/subversion/passwd [second_user_name]To test that everything has been set up correctly, you can enter the following at the terminal:
svn info http://localhost/svnThis should display some information about your Subversion repository. You can now find the repository at the following location (enter this address in your browser to test):
http://localhost/svn/This tutorial will take you through installing the Apache HTTP Server on Ubuntu.
Enter the following at the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2This will install Apache to ‘/etc/apache2′ on your filesystem. The server will be automatically started each time you start Ubuntu. Alternatively, you can start, stop, and restart the server by running the following commands respectively:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restartThe document root will be installed to ‘/var/www’. This is the root directory of the context path where your files can be accessed from on the server.
To test that it is working enter the following at the terminal:
sudo gedit /var/www/index.htmlEnter the following and save it.
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
Yeaa. It works!
</body>
</html>You can now open the browser and enter the following address:
http://localhost/This should display the page you have just created.
We all know how important it is to use version control even if you are working alone on a personal project at home. In this tutorial I will take you through installing Subversion on Ubuntu.
Installing Subversion on Ubuntu is extremely easy. To begin, enter the following at the terminal to update to the latest repositories:
sudo apt-get updateTo start the installation enter the following at the terminal:
sudo apt-get install subversionThe first thing you need to do is to create a central repository where your files can be stored. I chose /home/svn. We will use the svnadmin tool which will create the path and also set up the repository:
sudo svnadmin create /home/svnNext we need to create a group in order to enable access to the Subversion repository. Enter the following command at the terminal to create a group named ’svn’:
sudo addgroup svnNow you can add yourself to this group:
sudo adduser your_username svnYou will also need to do this for every other user who will need access to the repository. After you have added yourself to the group, you will need to log out and log back in to ensure that you are registered as a member of the newly created group.
To enable access for the svn group to the repository we need to change the group and also set the permissions:
sudo chgrp -R svn /home/svn
sudo chmod -R g+rws /home/svnAnd that’s it. You can now set up Subversion with your IDE or any other Subversion client. The repository can be located or accessed at the following two locations:
file:///home/svn
file://localhost/home/svnYou can test it by entering the following at the terminal:
svn info file:///home/svnThis should display some information about the repository.
Also note that this method will only allow local access. If you want to share the repository over a network, you will need to install Apache or some other server to expose the repository directory.
