Setting Up a Subversion Server With Port Forwarding

Requirements: VisualSVN Server

Setting up a Subversion repository, like anything else, is really easy if you know how to do it. Fortunately, VisualSVN Server handles most of the painful stuff that used to have to be done manually. Now it's as simple as installing and setting up your router.

So first, install VisualSVN Server. It comes with it's own set of instructions that are very easy to follow.

Next, open up the admin console to your router and find the section that handles port forwarding. VisualSVN Server gives you the option of using either port 8080 or 8443 for a secure connection. I'd recommend going the secure route, just because. Enter the ip address of the machine on which VisualSVN Server is installed and enter 8443 as the start and end for the ip range. If needed, enter HTTPS as the service type.

That's it. Done. So now you should be able to access your repository from the internet using https://[router_ip_address]:8443/svn/. So let's say your router's ip address is 79.168.199.4 and you have a repository called MyCoolStuff. The url to your repository (from outside your network) would be https://79.168.199.4:8443/svn/MyCoolStuff.