Subversion : Access to Repositories via HTTP2024/09/13

	Access to Repositories via HTTP, without running [svnserve]. This setting is not effective to the case you access via [svn://] or [file://].
[1]	Install Apache httpd, refer to here.
[2]	Configure SSL/TLS to Apache httpd, refer to here. (Optional)
[3]	Install required packages.

root@dlp:~ #

pkg install -y mod_dav_svn

[4]	Configure Apache httpd. For example, Set HTTP access to [/home/svn/repos/project] repository.

root@www:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf

# line 160 : uncomment

LoadModule dav_module libexec/apache24/mod_dav.so

# line 171,172 : uncomment

LoadModule dav_fs_module libexec/apache24/mod_dav_fs.so
LoadModule dav_lock_module libexec/apache24/mod_dav_lock.so

root@dlp:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/subversion.conf

# create new

LoadModule dav_svn_module     libexec/apache24/mod_dav_svn.so
LoadModule authz_svn_module   libexec/apache24/mod_authz_svn.so
LoadModule dontdothat_module  libexec/apache24/mod_dontdothat.so

<Location /project>
    DAV svn
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "DAV SVN"
    AuthUserFile /home/svn/.svnpasswd
    Require valid-user
    SVNPath /home/svn/repos/project
</Location>

root@dlp:~ #

chown -R www /home/svn/repos/project

root@dlp:~ #

service apache24 restart

# add users

root@dlp:~ #

htpasswd -c /home/svn/.svnpasswd freebsd

New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user freebsd

[5]	If you like to set access permission, Configure like follow.

root@dlp:~ #

vi /home/svn/repos/project/conf/authzsvn.conf

# create new
# set group

[groups]
developer = freebsd,netbsd
operator = openbsd

# everyone can [Read] access on root directory

[/]
* = r

# only [developer] group can [Read/Write] under the [trunk] directory

[project:/trunk]
@developer = rw

# only [operator] group can [Read/Write] under the [branches] directory

[project:/branches]
@operator = rw

# only [operator] group can [Read/Write] under the [tags] directory

[project:/tags]
@operator = rw

root@dlp:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/subversion.conf

<Location /project>
    DAV svn
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "DAV SVN"
    AuthUserFile /var/svn/.svnpasswd
    Require valid-user
    SVNPath /var/svn/repos/project
    # add the line
    AuthzSVNAccessFile /home/svn/repos/project/conf/authzsvn.conf
</Location>

root@dlp:~ #

service apache24 reload

[6]	Verify settings to access via HTTP/HTTPS from any Hosts.

serverworld@node01:~ $

svn --username freebsd list https://dlp.srv.world/project

Authentication realm: <https://dlp.srv.world:443> DAV SVN
Password for 'freebsd': ********

branches/
tags/
trunk/

serverworld@node01:~ $

echo 'store-plaintext-passwords = no' >> ~/.subversion/servers

serverworld@node01:~ $

mkdir work

serverworld@node01:~ $

cd work

serverworld@node01:~/work $

svn --username freebsd co https://dlp.srv.world/project

Authentication realm: <https://dlp.srv.world:443> DAV SVN
Password for 'freebsd': ********

A    project/branches
A    project/tags
A    project/trunk
A    project/trunk/index.html
Checked out revision 4.

serverworld@node01:~/work $

cd project/trunk

# after creating or editing any files under the repository,
# try to [commit] with [openbsd] user

serverworld@node01:~/work/project/trunk $

echo index.html >> index.html

serverworld@node01:~/work/project/trunk $

svn --username openbsd ci index.html -m "update by openbsd"

Authentication realm: <https://dlp.srv.world:443> DAV SVN
Password for 'openbsd': ********

Sending        index.html
Transmitting file data .svn: E195023: Commit failed (details follow):
svn: E195023: Changing file '/home/serverworld/work/project/trunk/index.html' is forbidden by the server
svn: E175013: While preparing '/home/serverworld/work/project/trunk/index.html' for commit
svn: E175013: Access to '/project/!svn/txr/4-4/trunk/index.html' forbidden
# denied normally as settings

# [commit] with [netbsd] user

serverworld@node01:~/work/project/trunk $

svn --username netbsd ci index.html -m "update by netbsd"

Authentication realm: <https://dlp.srv.world:443> DAV SVN
Password for 'netbsd': ********

Sending        index.html
Transmitting file data .done
Committing transaction...
Committed revision 5.
# done normally as settings

[7]	It's also possible to access on Web browser (read only).

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