Subversion ( SVN ) Add-on

jcouvret wrote:

I didn't see anyone else discussing this issue - if you use the ReadyNAS device as a subversion server, how do you backup your repositories? I currently use two external hard drives, rotated weekly, as offsite backup of critical data on the ReadyNAS device. I use the backup settings on the FrontView to set up those backups. I don't see any way to access the /opt/subversion path using the FrontView backup settings. Is anyone else backing up their subversion repositories? My best guess is that I will have to use a rsync cron task, but I wanted to know if anyone else has tackled this yet? If not, I could also use help scripting the rsync to an external hard drive attached to the front backup port of the ReadyNAS Pro. Thanks!

You can use

svnadmin dump /path/to/reponame > /tmp/reponame.dump

to pull a backup of your repository at any time. Simply put the dump into your /c/sharename folder and it will be simple matter to have it backed up along with any other backup process you might have in place. The command can also be scripted and scheduled. For more robust svn backup, look into the "hot-backup.py" script available from the SVN team.