How to import an existing repository

[jclarke]

To import an existing subversion repository, you will first need to create a dump using the svnadmin dump command, e.g.

svnadmin dump /path/to/repos > repos.dump

Next, create a repository for this to be imported into using the SVN Control Panel.

if you are a RailsPlayground customer, upload your dump file to your home directory. If you are not a RailsPlayground customer, upload your dump file to a ftp/http location that we can then in turn download the dump from.

Next, open a support ticket and let us know were your dump file is located and what repository we should import this into.

[nmaves]

Is there a way to do this a bit more securely? I would hate to get caught with our hole repository online available to anyone.

[jclarke]

You can password protect the directory on your webserver or you can put your repository dump in a password protected ftp/sftp space and give us the login and password to download the dump file.

[yumileroy]

Heres how to export a remote SVN to .dump file if you do not have access to the local file system using a Linux system.

Go to a shell and type in these commands and substitute as necessary

MYREPO=/home/me/someplace
svnadmin create $MYREPO
echo '#!/bin/sh' >$MYREPO/hooks/pre-revprop-change
chmod +x $MYREPO/hooks/pre-revprop-change
svnsync init file://$MYREPO http://SVN.remote.url.goes.here/
svnsync sync file://$MYREPO

svnadmin dump $MYREPO > repos.dump