Urban Puddle

Getting subversion going isn't really that hard.. the steps aren't that much different whether you're installing on your local Debian machine or deploying to a server where you'll host lots of projects. Here's how you can set up subversion on Ubuntu's Hardy Heron distribution in a few simple steps.

I recently had to do a fresh installation of Ruby on Rails and Nginx/Mongrel on Hardy Heron server. I compared notes with my last HowTo along the way and decided to write it up in case anybody needs help with the process. If you're struggling with installing Rails, follow along and see if this helps. If you want to scale far and wide on your own I'd suggest popping by Ezra's page and checking out his book. The rest of you.. please read on!