subversion configuration

Hi,

AFAIK, for SVN HTTP(S) access the apache modules "mod_dav_svn.so" and "mod_authz_svn.so" are missing. I think these should be provided by the subversion app.
Anyway, I just installed the svnserve (SVN://) method, to get at least any kind of subversion:

• Select a place for the SVN repositories. I just created a share 'svn' from frontview for this. This is located at /data/svn. Probably best to don't make it accessible by any network protocol.


• Create a SVN repository, I called it "projects". Rename it as you like.
  

  svnadmin create /data/svn/projects



• Optionally, edit /data/svn/projects/conf/svnserve.conf. I disabled anonymous access completely:
  

  
      [general]
      anon-access = none
      auth-access = write
      password-db = passwd
  



• Edit /data/svn/projects/conf/passwd
  Add usernames and passwords as desired.
  


• Create /etc/systemd/system/svnserve.service
  

  
      [Unit]
      Description=SVN Server
      After=network.target
      
      [Service]
      Type=forking
      PIDFile=/run/svnserve.pid
      ExecStart=/usr/bin/svnserve -d -r /data/svn/ --pid-file /run/svnserve.pid
      
      [Install]
      WantedBy=multi-user.target
  



• Start the SVN service with:
  

  systemctl start svnserve.service



• If the above worked correctly you can install the service so that it starts automatically on bootup:
  

  systemctl enable svnserve.service

The SVN server should now be available at svn://<your nas address>/projects (or the name you gave your repository).

Disclaimer: I'm no Linux expert and this might not be the best/safest/whatever approach, but it works for me. Feel free to make suggestions for improvement!

twinpeaks