This document is an overview to remind me of the steps involved, not a detailed set of instructions.
Setting up subversion
- Setup subversion. (Use pkg_add.)
- Create a group for people who need to use subversion.
E.g. "dev" or "svn"
Add users to the group.
- Create a directory for the repository. Allow read and write permissions to the dev group; the world should have no access.
Example: /home/svn/
- Create the repository and import the files.
Connecting remotely to the repository
The svn+ssh:// URL schema is a convenient way of accessing the repository remotely, provided that active shell accounts are set up on the remote server. It uses ssh to create a temporary svnserve process. You don't need to open any ports for subversion as communications are sent over the ssh port. The svnserve process ends after closing the network connection.
