I already fear that this may be a bit too specific since it’s a bit of a niche need, but here goes:

I’m hosting several Subversion repositories for my indie projects. So far, I just did the plumbing by hand and wrote Apache configs (hosting via mod_dav_svn).

But if I look at all those shiny tools Git users can wield, I really wish for something with a sleek UI and the option to create repositories, manage users and display source and markdown that worked with Subversion.

I know (and have tried):

  • Gitea - What I want, except Gitea is for… Git and I do Subversion. Gitea manages users, created repositories and displays their contents in a clean, useful way.

  • VisualSVN Server - This would be what I’m looking for (WebUI), but it is Windows-only (I don’t get it, who in their right mind hosts development stuff on a Windows clunker?)

  • Redmine - It’s a Ruby on Rails project. With the Zenmine theme, it almost looks like GitHub, but Redmine shies away from repository management and focuses more on project/issue management.

  • Trac - A bug tracker with Subversion browser and timeline, written in Python. While aforementioned part is great, it can also (barely) manage users and permissions for a repository using an add-in.

As well as various abandoned PHP projects with grotesque UIs and which either never fully worked or broke somewhere along the road from PHP 5 to PHP 8.

Can anyone recommend a decent WebUI for Subversion that would let me create repositories, manage users and view repository contents in the browser? Eye candy preferred, as I’m already doing everything I need via CLI tools and WebSVN.

  • vvv@programming.devEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I don’t get it, who in their right mind hosts development stuff on a Windows clunker?

    Same question, but Subversion. Switch to git. Import your repos with git-svn.

    • cygon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      I’m already using Git, thus my experience with Gitea. I am well versed with svndumpfilter and git-svn to extract and migrate individual Subversion repositories to Git.

      I’m not only hosting code, but I have several projects involving large binary files with binary changes. Git’s delta compression algorithm for binary files is so-so. Git LFS is just outsourcing the problem. Even cloning with --depth 1 --single-branch gives me abysmal performance compared to Subversion.

      So I’m still looking for a nice WebUI to make my life with the Subversion repositories I have easier.

      • vvv@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        That’s interesting, okay. Is svn doing compression of those binaries for you?

        Not to say “you’re holding it wrong”, but I’m curious about your workflow here. You clone these binaries every time you come back to a project?