RE: Hardware requirements for windows subversion

[Bob Archer <Bo...@amsi.com>]

> Hi Edward,
>     Thank you for your response. I have a .net site the file size is 2 GB.
> There are only 2 developers working on this project remotely. Do I need
> windows server or windows 7? What kind of hardware, RAM, diskspace do I
> need? Do I still need Apache server? Where can i get Subversion installation
> from? Do I need to install visualSVN or serveSVN? You wrote that configuring
> the encryption takes a lot more complexity, is there any step-by-step
> instructions on that? What do you mean by serial processing? I don't have
> more than one cpu available.
> 
> Your help is greatly appreciated,
> Ram

I would recommend a Server OS, Win 2008R2 or 2012. Also, a server level hardware... it doesn't need much... it could be a VM as well. But, treat it as a server, in a data closet, with daily backups and a powerback up etc. 

You don't need Apache, but I would recommend it. svn:// is fine. 

If you are going to host it yourself I would recommend Subversion Edge from collabnet. It is an all inclusive single install. It gives you a nice simple Web based management console as well. It will do upgates for you, timed backups, even backup to the cloud if you want. 

Encryption means using https:// it really isn't much more than putting a certificate on yours server. Easy for some, hard for others. 

However, with only 2 devs, you may want to look for a hoster online. Many places have free svn hosting for small groups. This way, they take care of the hard ware sizing and stuff. However, you would probably want to dump every now and then and store the dump file in a few places just in case.

BOb