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Chapter 6
CHAPTER 6
Server Configuration
A Subversion repository can be accessed simultaneously by clients running on the
same machine on which the repository resides using the
file:/// method. But the
typical Subversion setup involves a single server machine being accessed from clients
on computers all over the office—or, perhaps, all over the world.
This section describes how to get your Subversion repository exposed outside its
host machine for use by remote clients. We cover Subversion’s currently available
server mechanisms, discussing the configuration and use of each. After reading this
section, you should be able to decide which networking setup is right for your needs,
and understand how to enable such a setup on your host computer.
Overview
Subversion was designed with an abstract network layer. This means that a reposi-
tory can be programmatically accessed by any sort of server process, and the client
repository access API allows programmers to write plugins that speak relevant net-
work protocols. In theory, Subversion can sport an infinite number of network
implementations. In practice, there are only two servers at the time of writing.
Apache is an extremely popular webserver; using the
mod_dav_svn module, Apache can
access a repository and make it available to clients