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# Subversion {#module-services-subversion}
[Subversion](https://subversion.apache.org/) is a centralized
version-control system. It can use a [variety of
protocols](http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7/svn-book.html#svn.serverconfig.choosing)
for communication between client and server.
## Subversion inside Apache HTTP {#module-services-subversion-apache-httpd}
This section focuses on configuring a web-based server on top of the
Apache HTTP server, which uses
[WebDAV](http://www.webdav.org/)/[DeltaV](http://www.webdav.org/deltav/WWW10/deltav-intro.htm)
for communication.
For more information on the general setup, please refer to the [the
appropriate section of the Subversion
book](http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7/svn-book.html#svn.serverconfig.httpd).
To configure, include in `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix` code to activate
Apache HTTP, setting [](#opt-services.httpd.adminAddr)
appropriately:
```nix
services.httpd.enable = true;
services.httpd.adminAddr = ...;
networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 443 ];
```
For a simple Subversion server with basic authentication, configure the
Subversion module for Apache as follows, setting `hostName` and
`documentRoot` appropriately, and `SVNParentPath` to the parent
directory of the repositories, `AuthzSVNAccessFile` to the location of
the `.authz` file describing access permission, and `AuthUserFile` to
the password file.
```nix
services.httpd.extraModules = [
# note that order is *super* important here
{ name = "dav_svn"; path = "${pkgs.apacheHttpdPackages.subversion}/modules/mod_dav_svn.so"; }
{ name = "authz_svn"; path = "${pkgs.apacheHttpdPackages.subversion}/modules/mod_authz_svn.so"; }
];
services.httpd.virtualHosts = {
"svn" = {
hostName = HOSTNAME;
documentRoot = DOCUMENTROOT;
locations."/svn".extraConfig = ''
DAV svn
SVNParentPath REPO_PARENT
AuthzSVNAccessFile ACCESS_FILE
AuthName "SVN Repositories"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile PASSWORD_FILE
Require valid-user
'';
}
```
The key `"svn"` is just a symbolic name identifying the virtual host.
The `"/svn"` in `locations."/svn".extraConfig` is the path underneath
which the repositories will be served.
[This page](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Subversion) explains
how to set up the Subversion configuration itself. This boils down to
the following:
Underneath `REPO_PARENT` repositories can be set up as follows:
```ShellSession
$ svn create REPO_NAME
```
Repository files need to be accessible by `wwwrun`:
```ShellSession
$ chown -R wwwrun:wwwrun REPO_PARENT
```
The password file `PASSWORD_FILE` can be created as follows:
```ShellSession
$ htpasswd -cs PASSWORD_FILE USER_NAME
```
Additional users can be set up similarly, omitting the `c` flag:
```ShellSession
$ htpasswd -s PASSWORD_FILE USER_NAME
```
The file describing access permissions `ACCESS_FILE` will look something
like the following:
```nix
[/]
* = r
[REPO_NAME:/]
USER_NAME = rw
```
The Subversion repositories will be accessible as
`http://HOSTNAME/svn/REPO_NAME`.