obslib/subversion

By obslib

•Updated 2 months ago

Subversion server. build from (as up-to-date as possible) source code. (latest version is 1.14.5)

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⁠Subversion server

Subversion is an open source version control system. docker build from source code(latest stable packages). latest version is 1.14.5

⁠Project

Where to file issues: https://github.com/obslib-net/docker-subversion/issues⁠
Supported architectures: i386, amd64, arm32v7, arm64v8
DockerHub: https://hub.docker.com/r/obslib/subversion⁠

⁠build source code list and version

⁠dependency lib

name	version	image update	remark
base-image	-	-	debian:oldstable-slim
zlib	1.3.2	2026-07-27
expat	2.8.2	2026-07-27
libressl	4.3.2	2026-07-27	httpd_svn only
apr	1.7.6	2025-07-05
apr-util	1.6.3	2023-02-12
pcre2	10.47	2026-07-27	httpd_svn only
httpd	2.4.68	2026-07-27	httpd_svn only
sqlite-amalgamation	3.53.4	2026-07-27
subversion	1.14.5	2024-12-22

⁠subversion module version

Subversion 1.10.x end of life. The currently available version is 1.14.X

⁠applicaion path

subversion : /usr/local/subversion
httpd : /usr/local/httpd

⁠service type

service type	github branch(URL)	summary (protocol)
svnserve	r0/svnserve/v1.14⁠	subversion standalone server (use svn://)
httpd_svn	r1/httpd_svn/v1.14⁠	httpd(apache) + mod_dav_svn (use http://)

⁠container setting

repository path : /var/svn/repos

⁠container setting - svnserve

svn protocol listening on port : 3690 (repository url : svn://container)
svnserve settings : /var/svn/repos/conf/svnserve.conf (svnserve)
sasl2 link path: /var/run/saslauthd (use svnserve and sasl2)

⁠container setting - httpd_svn

http protocol listening on port : 80 (repository url : http://container/repos⁠)
mod_dav_svn settings : /var/svn/repos/conf/httpd-svn.conf (mod_dav_svn path setting)
mod_authz_svn settings : /var/svn/repos/conf/svnserve.conf (mod_authz_svn module AuthzSVNAccessFile directive)

⁠How to use this image

⁠use svn:// (svnserve)

⁠initial setting (create repos)

host side.

sudo mkdir -p /var/svn
docker pull obslib/subversion:svnserve-latest-0
docker run -it  --rm -v /var/svn:/var/svn --name svnserve obslib/subversion:svnserve-latest-0 /bin/bash

container side.

/usr/local/subversion/bin/svnadmin create /var/svn/repos

⁠execute

docker run -it -p 3690:3690 -v /var/svn:/var/svn -d --name svnserve obslib/subversion:svnserve-latest-0

⁠use http:// (httpd_svn)

⁠initial setting (create repos)

directory access permission : 33 (www-data user)

host side.

sudo mkdir -p /var/svn
docker pull obslib/subversion:httpd_svn-latest-1
docker run -it  --rm -v /var/svn:/var/svn --name httpd_svn obslib/subversion:httpd_svn-latest-1 /bin/bash

container side.

/usr/local/subversion/bin/svnadmin create /var/svn/repos
cp /usr/local/httpd/conf/httpd-svn.conf /var/svn/repos/conf/httpd-svn.conf
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/svn

⁠execute

docker run -it -p 80:80 -v /var/svn:/var/svn -d --name httpd_svn obslib/subversion:httpd_svn-latest-1

⁠container setting details

⁠svnserve

svn protocol server (svn://)

⁠authentication

password file : /var/svn/repos/conf/passwd
sasl (optional)

⁠optional

⁠sasl settings

please link /var/run/saslauthd

⁠sasl settings example1 (use sasldb)

saslauthd : /var/run/saslauthd
sasldb : /etc/sasldb2

⁠initial settings (only first time)

cd work dir

cd ${your/svn/work/dir}

create dir of host side

mkdir -p /var/svn
mkdir -p /var/svn/sasl2/var/run/saslauthd
mkdir -p /var/svn/sasl2/usr/lib/sasl2
mkdir -p /var/svn/sasl2/etc

create sasl Dockerfile(./saslauthd/Dockerfile)

mkdir ./saslauthd
vi ./saslauthd/Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:bionic
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --install-suggests \
    db5.3-sql-util                                          \
    sasl2-bin                                               \
 && apt-get -y clean                                        \
 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/sbin/saslauthd", "-d"]
CMD ["-a", "sasldb"]

get sasldb2

docker build -t "saslauthd" ./saslauthd
docker run -it --rm -d --name saslauthd-temp saslauthd
docker cp saslauthd-temp:/etc/sasldb2 /var/svn/sasl2/etc/sasldb2
docker stop saslauthd-temp
docker rmi saslauthd

create sasl svnserve settings file (/var/svn/sasl2/usr/lib/sasl2/svn.conf)

vi /var/svn/sasl2/usr/lib/sasl2/svn.conf

pwcheck_method: saslauthd
mech_list: PLAIN LOGIN

crearte svnserve settings file (auto create/var/svn/repos)

docker run -it --rm -p 3690:3690 -v /var/svn:/var/svn -d --name svnserve-temp obslib/subversion:svnserve-latest-0  
docker stop svnserve-temp

comment off subversion conf use-sasl(/var/svn/repos/conf/svnserve.conf)

vi /var/svn/repos/conf/svnserve.conf

...
[general]
...
#password-db = passwd
...
realm = My First Repository
...
[sasl]
...
use-sasl = true
...

create docker compose file (./docker-compose.yml)

vi ./docker-compose.yml

version: '3'
services:
  saslauthd:
    build: ./saslauthd
    image: saslauthd
    volumes:
      - /var/svn/sasl2/etc/sasldb2:/etc/sasldb2
      - /var/svn/sasl2/var/run/saslauthd:/var/run/saslauthd
    restart: always
  svnserve:
    depends_on:
      - saslauthd
    image: obslib/subversion:svnserve-latest-0
    ports:
      - "3690:3690"
    volumes:
      - /var/svn:/var/svn
      - /var/svn/sasl2/var/run/saslauthd:/var/run/saslauthd
      - /var/svn/sasl2/usr/lib/sasl2/svn.conf:/usr/lib/sasl2/svn.conf
    restart: always

⁠start docker compose

cd ${your/svn/work/dir}
docker-compose up -d

⁠user add

docker exec -it docker-saslauthd_saslauthd_1 bash

/usr/sbin/saslpasswd2 -c harry -u "My First Repository"
/usr/sbin/sasldblistusers2
/usr/sbin/testsaslauthd -u harry -p harryssecret -r "My First Repository"

⁠stop docker compose

cd ${your/svn/work/dir}
docker-compose down

⁠sasl settings example2 (use ldap)

saslauthd : /var/run/saslauthd
ldap-server : devldap

⁠initial settings (only first time)

cd work dir

cd ${your/svn/work/dir}

create dir of host side

mkdir -p /var/svn
mkdir -p /var/svn/sasl2/var/run/saslauthd
mkdir -p /var/svn/sasl2/usr/lib/sasl2

crate sasl Dockerfile(./saslauthd/Dockerfile)

mkdir ./saslauthd
vi ./saslauthd/Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:bionic
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --install-suggests \
    sasl2-bin                                               \
 && apt-get -y clean                                        \
 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
COPY saslauthd.conf /etc/saslauthd.conf
ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/sbin/saslauthd", "-d"]
CMD ["-a", "ldap", "-O", "/etc/saslauthd.conf"]

crate sasl ldap search option file(./saslauthd/saslauthd.conf)

vi ./saslauthd/saslauthd.conf

(set up for your environment)

ldap_servers: ldap://devldap/
ldap_version: 3
ldap_bind_dn: cn=admin,dc=devhost,dc=devdomain
ldap_password: adminadmin
ldap_mech: md5
ldap_search_base: cn=Users,dc=devhost,dc=devdomain
ldap_filter: uid=%u
ldap_deref: search

crate sasl svnserve settings file (/var/svn/sasl2/usr/lib/sasl2/svn.conf)

vi /var/svn/sasl2/usr/lib/sasl2/svn.conf

pwcheck_method: saslauthd
mech_list: PLAIN LOGIN

crearte svnserve settings file (auto create/var/svn/repos)

docker run -it --rm -p 3690:3690 -v /var/svn:/var/svn -d --name svnserve-temp obslib/subversion:svnserve-latest-0
docker stop svnserve-temp

comment off subversion conf use-sasl(/var/svn/repos/conf/svnserve.conf)

vi /var/svn/repos/conf/svnserve.conf

...
[general]
...
#password-db = passwd
...
#realm = My First Repository
...
[sasl]
...
use-sasl = true
...

create docker compose file (./docker-compose.yml)

vi ./docker-compose.yml

version: '3'
services:
  saslauthd:
    build: ./saslauthd
    image: saslauthd
    volumes:
      - /var/svn/sasl2/var/run/saslauthd:/var/run/saslauthd
    restart: always
  svnserve:
    depends_on:
      - saslauthd
    image: obslib/subversion:svnserve-latest-0
    ports:
      - "3690:3690"
    volumes:
      - /var/svn:/var/svn
      - /var/svn/sasl2/var/run/saslauthd:/var/run/saslauthd
      - /var/svn/sasl2/usr/lib/sasl2/svn.conf:/usr/lib/sasl2/svn.conf
    restart: always

⁠start docker compose

cd ${your/svn/work/dir}
docker-compose up -d

⁠user auth check

docker exec -it docker-saslauthd_saslauthd_1 bash

/usr/sbin/testsaslauthd -u harry -p harryssecret

⁠stop docker compose

cd ${your/svn/work/dir}
docker-compose down

⁠httpd - mod_dav_svn

http protocol server (use http://)

⁠authentication

password file : /var/svn/repos/conf/.htpasswd

docker exec -it httpd_svn bash

/usr/local/httpd/bin/htpasswd  -c /var/svn/repos/conf/.htpasswd harry
New password: harryssecret
Re-type new password: harryssecret
Adding password for user harry
exit

ldap (optional) please edit /var/svn/repos/conf/httpd-svn.conf

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