Subversion manages files in a central database called a repository.
In this section, we show how to use svnserve as an example of SVN environment setup method.

Note: In the following example, CentOS 7 Linux 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64 is used.

Installation of SVN

Get the subversion package.

yum update

yum install subversion

Create a repository

Create a repository with svnadmin.

mkdir -p /svn/repos

svnadmin create/svn/repos/repo1

Change directory permissions.

chmod -R 777 /svn/repos

From /etc/sysconfig/svnserve, set the svnserve repository root.

OPTIONS="-r /svn/repos"

User and password registration

Rewrite /svn/repos/repo1/conf/svnserve.conf and set access rights.

[general]
anon-access = none
auth-access = write

Rewrite /svn/repos/repo1/conf/passwd and set the user name and password.

[users]
user.alpha = pass.alpha
user.beta = pass.beta

Firewall settings

Since svnserve connects 3690 TCP, it releases the port.

firewall-cmd -add-port=3690/tcp --zone=public -permanent

firewall-cmd --reload

Confirmation is done with the following command.

firewall-cmd --list-ports --zone=public

Disable SELinux

If SELinux is enabled, checkout can not be performed, so disable it. /etc/selinux/config

SELINUX=disabled

Reboot, run getenforce and make sure it shows Disabled.

Execute svnserve

Start svnserve.

service svnserve start

chkconfig svnserve on

Make sure svnserve is using port 3690.

netstat -tanp

Confirmation

Verify that svn://your.host.name/repo1 can be checked out from the SVN client.

Trouble shooting

If setup fails, investigate the items listed below and isolate the cause.

Whether ping to ip address passes (network setting)
3690 Whether the port is opened (Firewall setting)
- For Mac, nc -v -w 1 [IP address] -z 3690
- For Win, use PowerShell Test-NetConnection -ComputerName [IP address] -Port 3690
Whether it can be checked out (repository, access right, setting of SELinux)
- Whether the svn checkout svn://[IP address]/repo1 command can be executed
Whether additional files can be committed (repository user settings)