VisualSVN Server 2.5.8 Setup
NOTE:
VisualSVN will listen on port 443 so XAMPP will need to be configured for another port.
- xampp/apache/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
# Had to change ssl port from port 443 to 444 since VisualSVN Server consumes this port and
# it can't be changed
#Listen 443
Listen 444
Installation
Main Screen
Disk Cleanup
Changing the Server’s Name, Repository Location, and URL
General
Network
Setup the server name here.
It can be different than the Windows PC Name, BUT the hosts file MUST BE EDITED to redirect to either the system’s IP ADDRESS or host name of the computer.
In this case, the NetBIOS name of the Host computer was used since its IP address is dynamically assigned.
use ‘ipconfig /flushdns’ to clean out existing routes so the changes will take place without a need to reboot
If the page is already loaded in a browser, hold CTRL when clicking the refresh button (CTRL-F5).
Hosts Example
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
192.168.0.29 svn
Certificate
Authentication
Logging
Changing the Server’s Certificate
Adding Servers to HOSTS file
- It can be different than the Windows PC Name, BUT the hosts file MUST BE EDITED to redirect to the system’s IP ADDRESS
- use ‘ipconfig /flushdns’ to clean out existing routes so the changes will take place without a need to reboot
- If the page is already loaded in a browser, hold CTRL when clicking the refresh button (CTRL-F5).
Change hosts file
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
192.168.0.29 svn
Flush the DNS after changing the hosts file
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc>ipconfig /flushdns
Windows IP Configuration
Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
Accessing the VisualSVN Server Remotely in Browser
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