Re: Migrate from Git to SVN on Fedora server

On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 6:55 AM Jeffrey Walton <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'd like to migrate some source code from Git to SVN on my Fedora
> server. The rub is, I'd like to use Nginx instead of Apache.
>
> I think I can switch the repo from Git to SVN by performing the
> following at the server:
>
>     cd /var/test-src
>     find . -name '.git' -exec rm -rf {} \;
>     svnadmin create /var/test-src
>
> That should stand up the SVN server on the existing source code (that
> was formerly under Git). Also see
> <https://stackoverflow.com/a/4798034>.
>
> What I am less sure about is, how to put a Nginx web front-end on the
> SVN repo. What I have come across is using Apache+Nginx with Nginx in
> a proxy configuration. I would prefer to have a purely Nginx web
> server.
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation for a Nginx web front-end?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Hi Jeffrey,

The reason why you can find setups that use Apache-only or Apache+Nginx,
but not Nginx alone, is because access to Subversion repositories through
Apache requires use of an Apache module (mod_dav_svn). Currently there
isn't such a module for Nginx.

Hope this helps,
Nathan