Subversion with Apache2 (Linux!)

I’ve spent a little bit of time every day last week trying to figure out how to manage repositories through Apache2 with the Subversion server. Boy, what a pain. Although documentation exists, the integration with Apache is a little bit complicated to figure out on your own, especially if you’re setting up your first repository.

If you don’t know what Subversion is, I’d recommend taking a look here.

Here’s how to set up your own Subversion server, for Linux users only. I used Ubuntu 10.04, so keep in mind that your results may differ.

First, we need to establish your base directory for the repository. Simply create a directory where you want your repository to be located.