Subversion for Administrators Training Course

SVN server setup

• install the package and all dependences
• to create one repository or several repositories with sensible location considerations, initial import, migrate from CVS and other version control systems

Fine-tune all kinds of access schemes, including http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file, specially to consider following

• how to configure Apache modules
• to use ssh environment variables to shorten svn+ssh:// urls
• to define proper user databases and design complex access control list or authorization patterns
• to integrate with LDAP / domain controller / MySQL / PAM / etc for user authentications

Configure sensible repository layout

• each sub-project has complete tree structure such as trunk, branches and tags, suitable for sub-projects are inclusive and self-contained, not much inter-dependence, APIs of each sub-projects are stable and mature
• all modules exist on trunk / branches and tags, suitable for a logically compact project, there exists strong coupling among modules
• difference and benefits

Backup strategy and disaster recovery

• backup strategy, including: native method with svn sync, third-party tools such as rsync, hot copy
• whole repository backup vs each revision checkout or dump
• disaster recovery
• permanently remove files and history

Basic knowledge about managing repositories

• normal working cycle with subversion (hand-on practices)
• create branches and tags
• create locks and other controls
• design client-side tools and integrate them with IDEs
• choose and configure repository viewing facilities
• set general user policies, including set subversion hooks for those hard restrictions
• design automatic check-out and build or compilation, and even automatic testing