Subversion for Administrators Training Course

SVN server setup

• Install the package and all required dependencies
• Create a single repository or multiple repositories, taking into account sensible location considerations, performing initial imports, and migrating from CVS and other version control systems

Fine-tune all kinds of access schemes, including http, https, svn, svn+ssh, and file, with special attention to the following

• How to configure Apache modules
• Using SSH environment variables to shorten svn+ssh:// URLs
• Defining appropriate user databases and designing complex access control lists or authorisation patterns
• Integrating with LDAP, domain controllers, MySQL, PAM, and similar systems for user authentication

Configure a sensible repository layout

• Each sub-project has a complete tree structure including trunk, branches, and tags. This is suitable for sub-projects that are self-contained, have minimal inter-dependence, and feature stable and mature APIs
• All modules exist on trunk, branches, and tags. This approach is suitable for logically compact projects where strong coupling exists among modules
• Differences and benefits of each layout approach

Backup strategy and disaster recovery

• Backup strategies, including native methods using svn sync, third-party tools such as rsync, and hot copy techniques
• Whole repository backup versus checking out or dumping each revision individually
• Disaster recovery planning
• Permanently removing files and their history

Basic knowledge about managing repositories

• Normal working cycle with Subversion (hands-on practices)
• Creating branches and tags
• Creating locks and implementing other controls
• Designing client-side tools and integrating them with IDEs
• Choosing and configuring repository viewing facilities
• Establishing general user policies, including setting up Subversion hooks to enforce hard restrictions
• Designing automatic check-out, build or compilation processes, and even automated testing