Subversion Server Deployment and Configuration for RHEL Environments

1. Updating the system

First make sure the system package is up to date:

sudo yum update -y

2. Installing Apache and Subversion

2.1 Installing Apache HTTP Server and Subversion

Use the following commands to install Apache, Subversion, and the modules that integrate with Apache:

sudo yum install -y httpd subversion mod_dav_svn

2.2 Starting and Setting Up Apache Self-Startup

sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd

3. Create SVN repository

3.1 Creating the parent directory of a repository

sudo mkdir -p /var/svn

3.2 Creation of warehouses

sudo svnadmin create /var/svn/myrepo

3.3 Setting file permissions

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/svn/myrepo
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/svn/myrepo

4. Configure Apache to support SVN.

4.1 Editing the Apache Configuration File

exist/etc/httpd// directory to create or edit Documentation:

sudo vi /etc/httpd//

Add the following:

# Load the Subversion module
LoadModule dav_svn_module modules/mod_dav_svn.so
LoadModule authz_svn_module modules/mod_authz_svn.so

<Location /svn>
   DAV svn
   SVNParentPath /var/svn
   AuthType Basic
   AuthName "Subversion Repository"
   AuthUserFile /etc/svn-auth-users
   Require valid-user
</Location>

4.2 Creating user authentication files

sudo htpasswd -cm /etc/svn-auth-users user1

4.3 Configuring the Firewall

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

4.4 Restarting the Apache Service

sudo systemctl restart httpd

5. Testing the SVN server

5.1 Testing via Web Browser

interviewshttp://<your-server-ip>/svn/myrepo。

5.2 Testing with the SVN Client

svn checkout http://<your-server-ip>/svn/myrepo

6. Configure SVN access control

Edit the repository'sauthz Documentation:

sudo vi /var/svn/myrepo/conf/authz

Sample Content:

[groups]
developers = user1, user2

[/]
* = r
@developers = rw

7. Logging and troubleshooting

7.1 Checking Apache Logs

sudo tail -f /var/log/httpd/error_log

7.2 Checking SVN repository logs

sudo tail -f /var/svn/myrepo/logs/

8. Advanced configuration (optional)

8.1 Configuring SSL (Enabling HTTPS)

exist Change the following in the

<Location /svn>
   DAV svn
   SVNParentPath /var/svn
   SSLRequireSSL
   AuthType Basic
   AuthName "Subversion Repository"
   AuthUserFile /etc/svn-auth-users
   Require valid-user
</Location>

8.2 Using Hooks

SVN supports hook scripts that can be added to the repository'shooks Find the relevant template in the folder.

8.3 Backup and Restore SVN Repositories

Backup:

svnadmin dump /var/svn/myrepo > /backup/

Recovery:

svnadmin load /var/svn/myrepo < /backup/