show103 / svn-docker

Lightweight Docker image to build a container running an SVN server

Description

Lightweight container providing an SVN server, based on Alpine Linux and S6 process management (see here for details). The access to the server is possible via WebDav protocol (http://), and via custom protocol (svn://). A complete tutorial on how to build this image, and how to run the container is available on Medium

Running Commands

To run the image, you can use the following command:

docker run -d --name svn-server -p 80:80 -p 3960:3960 elleflorio/svn-server

You can optionally bind a local folder to the container folder that will store your repositories using the flag -v <hostpath>:/home/svn.

Configuration

You need to setup username and password for the access via WebDav protocol. You can use the following command from you host machine:

docker exec -t svn-server htpasswd -b /etc/subversion/passwd <username> <password>

To verify that everything is up and running, open you browser and connect to http://localhost/svn. The system should ask you for the username and password, then it will show you and empty folder (no repos yet!). Check also that the custom protocol is working fine: go to you terminal and type svn info svn://localhost:3960. The system should connect to the server and tell you that is not able to find any repository. For further information on how to configure Subversion, please refer to the official web page.

Alternative configuration via SVNADMIN

the image elleflorio/svn-server:ui provides a graphical ui using the SVNADMIN interface via http://localhost/svnadmin. You'll be prompted with a setup page, remember to test every step on the page then save the configuration.