[svn] SVN Repository on Google Drive or DropBox

Is it possible to setup SVN repo/server on google drive or dropbox etc?

I want to put my PhD project under version control. The data has to stay private and only accessible to me and my supervisors. I can't afford to pay so I want free service.

I have experience with Tortoise SVN.

If setting up a SVN Server is impossible/very difficult then are there other reliable alternatives which offer Free Prtivate SVN repository.

I would try fossil scm and the Chisel hosting service

simple, self contained and easily interchangeable with git should you desire in future

Here's one application that works for me. In our case...I wanted the Sales team to use SVN for certain docs (Price sheets and such)...but a bit over there head.

I setup an Auto SVN like this: - Created a REPO in my SVN server. - Checked out repo into a DB folder call AutoSVN. - I run EasySVN on my PC, which auto commits and updates the REPO.

With he 'Auto', there are no log comments, but not critical for these particular docs.

The Sales guys use the DB folder...and simply maintain the file name of those docs that need version control such as price sheets.

While possible, it's potentially very risky - if you attempt to commit changes to the repository from 2 different locations simultaneously, you'll get a giant mess due to the file conflicts. Get a free private SVN host somewhere, or set up a repository on a server you have access to.

Edit based on a recent experience: If you have files open that are managed by Dropbox and your computer crashes, your files may be truncated to 0 bytes. If this happens to the files which manage your repository, your repository will be corrupted. If you discover this soon enough, you can use Dropbox's "recover old version" feature but you're still taking a risk.

I made my own subversion repository on my Ubuntu One folder. Then, I imported the files to the repository using svn+ssh and my user account password.

When I want to do a checkout, I just checkout from my Ubuntu One folder. The commit process its analogue.

You must setup Ubutnu One on the devices that you want to grant access, then checkout the project from this folder to a temporary folder to edit it.

In my case, I use a folder in the Ubuntu One file-system, so I have the repository and my develop-folder in Ubuntu One.

I have used Dropbox as my Prive or protected svn. Try the link below. http://foyzulkarim.blogspot.com/2012/12/dropbox-as-svn-repository.html