HOWTO - Apache2 + Subversion + SSL

[Sniper PT]

I needed install Apache2 + Subversion and i have searching for info, etc. and now i'm decide to create this tutorial, i hope you like!

Here we go:

INSTALL APACHE2

To install apache2 run that command:

sudo apt-get install apache2

(if you want also install php and mysql just follow this Link)

After you will install subversion:

sudo apt-get install subversion

(in that moment doens't exist the pre-buil binary of the last version (1.2.1), but when it's out you can simple upgrade )

To use svn with apache you need install libapache2-svn:

sudo apt-get install libapache2-svn

Now is better restart apache :

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

If you don't want SSL go to the last instructions (dav_svn.conf configurations, and users accounts).

Run:

a2enmod ssl

Add "Listen 443" to /etc/apache2/ports.conf:

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/ports.conf

Run:

apache2-ssl-certificate

Create a new SSL configuration file:

sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/myown-ssl

Edit myown-ssl file:

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/myown-ssl

Change:

NameVirtualHost *

to

NameVirtualHost *:443

and

<VirtualHost *>

to

<VirtualHost *:443>

Add before </VirtualHost>:

SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem
SSLProtocol all
SSLCipherSuite HIGH:MEDIUM

Run:

a2ensite myown-ssl

Restart Apache:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Last instruction:

Edit dav_svn configuration file and follow the instructions:

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/mods-available/dav_svn.conf

Restart apache:

 sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Create SVN folder:

sudo svnadmin create /srv/svn
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /srv/svn
sudo chmod -R g+ws /srv/svn

Create the users account file:

sudo htpasswd2 -c /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd svnuser

(after asks for a password)

Test SVN:

svn import .bashrc https://localhost/svn/testfile -mlogentry

That is all!!!


For the SSL instructions i have follow this Tutorial.
About how using SVN see the official SVN book here or visit the official website (Link).

Any error, please report! (and not only in the istructions but also in the english...)

[Caboto]

Nice. Finally got SVN with Apache to work...
But there're some mistakes. The dav_svn.passwd file should be in /etc/apache2/mods-available, right? At least, that's where I put it.
And I needed to run the following commands as root:
a2enmod ssl
apache2-ssl-certificate
a2ensite myown-ssl

[Sniper PT]

I said to create dav_svn.passwd file in /etc/apache2/ folder

sudo htpasswd2 -c /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd svnuser

if you have create that file in that place you can remove and create a new file but in the correct location.

Observation: I think isn't there problem if you create there...
If you look at file /etc/apache2/mods-available/dav_svn.conf, you will see that "AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd", so if you change and want use Authentication you must change that.

[Raenac]

Hey all, great tutorial but I've come across a small problem and not sure where the error lies. Followed the everything and seemed fine until I tried to test it.

svn import .bashrc https://localhost/svn/testfile -mlogentry

I tried this and come up with this error.

svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/svn/testfile'
svn: PROPFIND of '/svn/testfile': 403 Forbidden (https://localhost)

I'm guessing its a permissions problem but not sure if its apache or svn. Any help?

[mariuz]

where is libapache2-svn ?

sudo apt-get install libapache2-svn
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package libapache2-svn

[mariuz]

where is libapache2-svn ?

sudo apt-get install libapache2-svn
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package libapache2-svn

fixed is in universe
after i added in "/etc/apt/sources.list"

deb http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe
deb-src http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe

it worked

[stwog]

Thanks for the great howto. It worked perfectly!

I have a question though... I want to have my svn repository as a Virtual Host with no connection to my other sites. Basically I want the URL http://svn.mydomain.com go directly to the svn repository, while http://mydomain.com goes to a normal website. My problem is, I have attempted to set it up, but no matter what I do, when I try and go to the normal website it goes the the repository. Could you give me an example of the setup that I need?

Also as a note, I don't want to have the /svn directory at the end of the URL as it seems messy and redundant and I don't want http://mydomain.com/svn to reference the repo either.

Thanks
Simon

[Vegettex]

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[hdpc]

I needed install Apache2 + Subversion and i have searching for info, etc. and now i'm decide to create this tutorial, i hope you like!

Here we go:

INSTALL APACHE2

To install apache2 run that command:

sudo apt-get install apache2

(if you want also install php and mysql just follow this Link)

After you will install subversion:

sudo apt-get install subversion

(in that moment doens't exist the pre-buil binary of the last version (1.2.1), but when it's out you can simple upgrade )

To use svn with apache you need install libapache2-svn:

sudo apt-get install libapache2-svn

Now is better restart apache :

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

If you don't want SSL go to the last instructions (dav_svn.conf configurations, and users accounts).

Run:

a2enmod ssl

Add "Listen 443" to /etc/apache2/ports.conf:

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/ports.conf

Run:

apache2-ssl-certificate

Create a new SSL configuration file:

sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/myown-ssl

Edit myown-ssl file:

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/myown-ssl

Change:

NameVirtualHost *

to

NameVirtualHost *:443

and

<VirtualHost *>

to

<VirtualHost *:443>

Add before </VirtualHost>:

SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem
SSLProtocol all
SSLCipherSuite HIGH:MEDIUM

Run:

a2ensite myown-ssl

Restart Apache:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Last instruction:

Edit dav_svn configuration file and follow the instructions:

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/mods-available/dav_svn.conf

Restart apache:

 sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Create SVN folder:

sudo svnadmin create /srv/svn
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /srv/svn
sudo chmod -R g+ws /srv/svn

Create the users account file:

sudo htpasswd2 -c /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd svnuser

(after asks for a password)

Test SVN:

svn import .bashrc https://localhost/svn/testfile -mlogentry

That is all!!!


For the SSL instructions i have follow this Tutorial.
About how using SVN see the official SVN book here or visit the official website (Link).

Any error, please report! (and not only in the istructions but also in the english...)

Hi, I follow your steps above. But everythime I try to access my repository I am getting the following error:
svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/svn/testfile'
svn: Could not open the requested SVN filesystem

Thanks.

[djcronos]

When I pull up http://localhost/svn I can see that it looks like the install went fine, but when I try to run this command:

svn import .bashrc https://localhost/svn/testfile -mlogentry

I get the following:

root@alibaba:~# svn import .bashrc http://localhost/svn/testfile -mlogentry
svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/svn'
svn: PROPFIND of '/svn': 301 Moved Permanently (http://localhost)

Any ideas?