SVN Setup in Windows XP

1> Install SVN

Download the subversion installer for Windows from:http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=91

I have installed “Setup-Subversion-1.5.1.en-us” in C:\Program Files\Subversion

2> Install svnserve as a Windows service

I have downloaded SVNService from this locationhttp://www.stanford.edu/%7Ebsuter/subversion-setup-guide/SVNService.zip

Find “SVNService.exe” file and copy it into Subversion’s bin directory C:\Program Files\Subversion\bin

3> Create SVN Repository and run SVNService

Create a SVN repository (I named it as ‘svn-repos’ in C drive) and run SVNService for that repository, by running this command in command prompt.

SVNService -install -d -r C:\svn-repos

4> Make sure that the Subversion service runs automatically

Go to Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Services, you will find service with name “SVNService”.

Go to properties of this service by right click on service and make sure that startup type is “Automatic.”

Now Subversion service runs automatically when the computer turns on.

Click on start if it is first time.

5> Install TortoiseSVN and create a Repository

TortoiseSVN is a convenient client for interacting with a Subversion repository

I have installed “TortoiseSVN-1.4.5.10425-win32-svn-1.4.5” fromhttp://tortoisesvn.net/downloads

Create project(ex:myproject) by creating “myproject” folder inside C:\svn-repos

Right click on myproject folder and you will find TortoiseSVN option in that click on “create repository here…” option and go with default options. Now you have created repository for myproject and inside some folders are created like conf,dav,db,hooks etc…

6> Confirm repository access

For local confirmation run this command

svn info svn://localhost/myproject

for remote confirmation run this command in remote system

svn info svn://ip_address_of_repository_system/myproject

7> Authentication for Repository

If you want you can make authentication for your repository by uncomment these lines

anon-access = read

auth-access = write

password-db = passwd

from conf/svnserve.conf file and uncomment these lines

harry = harryspassword
sally = sallyspassword

from conf/passwd file. You can add new user (username “user1” and password “user1passwd” ) by adding this line

user1 = user1passwd

Finally restart the svnservice

8> Access from remote system using authentication

Assume ip address for repository system has xxx.xx.xxx.xx

For checkout myproject file you have to run this command

svn co svn://xxx.xx.xxx.xx/myproject –username user1 –password user1passwd