How to backup SVN repository? [duplicate]

Answer 1

I've used svnadmin with hotcopy.

svnadmin hotcopy repopath backupdestination

You can also use the svnadmin dump command.

Answer 2

I just zip the repository once a week and copy the zip file to a different storage location.

Answer 3

I have made use of the post commit hook to make an incremental backup:

REM Backup of Revision

MD "C:\SVN Backup\Incremental\%TYPE%"

set TYPE=2020

set ADMIN="C:\Program Files (x86)\WANdisco\uberSVN\bin\svnadmin.exe"

set ZIP="C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"

%ADMIN% dump %REPOS% -r %REV% --incremental | %ZIP% a -si "C:\SVN Backup\Incremental\%TYPE%\%2.7z" -mmt -mx9

In addition to the incremental dump, I have a weekly batch file that runs that does a full dump. A little overkill, but all the dump files are zipped with the 7 Zip command line utility. Thereafter it is sync'd to our usual backup medium.

EDIT - Updated the code with the latest where I am zipping the dump files with the 7 Zip command line utility to save some space.

Answer 4

You could use svnadmin dump. For example, to create a compressed backup file in Linux run:

svnadmin dump -q /path/to/repo | bzip2 -9 > repo_backup.bz2

To restore a backup use svnadmin load:

svnadmin create /path/to/newrepo
bzip2 -cd repo_backup.bz2 | svnadmin load /path/to/newrepo

See also Repository data migration using svnadmin in the SVN Book.

Answer 5

Just copy and compress the whole repository folder, that'll allow you to easily get back to different points in time. Of course, you have to make sure not to do it while the repository is being used or god knows what might happen :)

On Windows you could use VSS to make sure you take a consistent backup or take the backup at night when it isn't being used.

Alternatively, check this similar question or that blog post.