Install Apache server and subversion

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$ sudo apt-get install apache2 subversion libapache2-svn

Create repository to host your projects

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$ mkdir /path/to/your/repos

Create a project

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$ svnadmin create project_name

Edit the configuration file

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$ sudo vi /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dav_svn.conf

Uncomment the following lines

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<Location /svn>
    DAV svn
    SVNParentPath /path/to/your/repos
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Subversion Repository"
    AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd
    <LimitExcept GET PROPFIND OPTIONS REPORT>
        Require valid-user
    </LimitExcept>
</Location>

Create a user

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$ sudo htpasswd -cm /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd your_username

NOTE:
-c option should only be used on the first time when you create a user as the user doesn’t exists.
-m option is to specify the MD5 encryption on the password.

Restart apache server

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$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Set user type/group for authorization (Optional)

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$ sudo vi /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dav_svn.conf

Uncomment the following lines

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AuthzSVNAccessFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.authz

Create a new file

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$ sudo vi /etc/apache2/dav_svn.authz

Add few user groups and assign them to a project

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# Create user group
[group]
group1 = user1, user2, user3
group2 = user4, user5, user6

# Assign user to a project
[proj_name:/path/to/proj]
@group1 = rw # Have read-write access
@group2 = r  # Only have read access, cannot commit the changes
user7 = rw   # A standalone user who doesn't belongs to any group

NOTE: alias (@) is used to indicate it is a group, the alias must put as a prefix

Testing

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$ svn co http://localhost/svn/project_name project_name

Caution: For create user group and assign to specific project, it doesn’t work correctly, I still discovering. If you know what I’m wrong, please email to jslim89@gmail.com