Install Subversion on Ubuntu 18.04

Setup a private subversion server for your code is important and easy.

Install apache2 with subversion support

Apache2 goes with a self-signed certificate, that is enough for a private subversion server.

sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install subversion libapache2-mod-svn apache2 apache2-utils
sudo a2enmod authz_svn
sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo a2dissite 000-default
sudo a2ensite default-ssl
sudo systemctl restart apache2

$[ip]$

navigate the browser to your server ip will shows a certificate warning, skip the warning will shows a default apache page.

https://$ip$/

Config apache2 website

$[texteditor]$

$[urlpath]$

$[filepath]$

$[authz_file]$

$[passwd_file]$

sudo $texteditor$ /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf

add after <VirtualHost default:443>

LimitXMLRequestBody 8000000
LimitRequestBody 0
 
<Location $urlpath$>
DAV svn
SVNParentPath $filepath$
AuthzSVNAccessFile $authz_file$
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Subversion Repository"
AuthUserFile $passwd_file$
Require valid-user
</Location>

Add SVN user name and password

$[svnuser]$

# first time create 
sudo htpasswd -cm $passwd_file$ $svnuser$
# add svn user
sudo htpasswd -m $passwd_file$ $svnuser$
# edit this file
sudo $texteditor$ $passwd_file$

Create SVN Repositories

$[svnrepo]$

sudo mkdir -p $filepath$ && sudo svnadmin create $filepath$/$svnrepo$
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data $filepath$

Edit SVN Authz

sudo $texteditor$ $authz_file$

[groups]
developers = $svnuser$
 
[$svnrepo$:/]
@developers = rw

Restart Apache2

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Finished

Now, the subversion server is ready, time to checkout!

https://$ip$$urlpath$/$svnrepo$

SVN Client Command

svn info

svn switch --relocate old-svn-url new-svn-url