How to set SVN repository on Bluehost

Step 1

Make sure that svn is installed on your web host. Just ssh into your account and type

which svn

Step 2

Create your repository.
To create the repository, issue the following command:

svnadmin create ~/myrepository

Step 3

Create your SVN user:
Simply open the svnserve.conf file in the editor of your choice:

vim ~/myrepository/conf/svnserve.conf

and add the following:

anon-access = none
auth-access = write
password-db = passwd

Now you'll need to create a password file:

vim ~/myrepository/conf/passwd

Add a line in that file for your user in the format =

exampleuser = examplepassword

Step 4

Create ssh keys

Windows: Using PuTTYgen, save public and private key, and copy the public key from the box

Step 5

Add your public key to the authorized file

Create .ssh directory if you don't have it

mkdir .ssh

chmod 700 .ssh

touch authorized_keys

chmod 600 authorized_keys

vim authorized_keys

Enter "i" to edit and insert:

command="svnserve -t --tunnel-user=svnuser",no-port-forwarding,no-agent-forwarding,no-X11-forwarding,no-pty KEY_FROM_PUTTYGEN

All in one line

Step 6

For Windows use Pageant and add the Private Key you created with PuTTYgen and try to checkout your repository

svn+ssh://[sshuser]@[primary_domain]/[home_path]/[repo_path]

For checkout inside the Bluehost server:

svn co file:///home/svn/project