I would strongly suggest checking out the Subversion book (http://svnbook.red-bean.com/) for more details on how SVN works. I would actually recommend printing it out and sticking it in a 3 ring binder - you WILL use it - it's great.
Anyways, to answer your question (and this is in the book) is that the amount of space it requires will vary depending on how many changes you make over time. SVN does use a file DB model where typically only files that change are stored incrementally with new versions, not the entire codebase (even though the entire codebase's version # will increment with one small change to one file). Essentially, if you are only using SVN to store text files (code) then you are probably not going to get very big very quick. I wouldn't worry too much about running out of space and just buy whatever hard drive size you would normally buy. I mena, even a large web app isn't going to be more than 10 megs of code - there's not telling how many changes it would take for that 10 megs to blow out a 40 gig drive, and 40's small by today's standards. -Cameron On 10/6/05, JediHomer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for the OT, but will end the email with a witty tail of a monkey > and a llama :) > > We're looking to get subversion installed in our office here... we are > a smallish agency with around 100 web projects on our dev server. > Mostly these arnt worked on but will need to be included in the first > major import into subversion. > > We're at the point of spec'ing out a server, what sort of space do > repositories take up? > > We are looking at setting up one repository with the projects held in > their own sections... > i.e. > > Repos > ----> Project1 > ----> ----> trunk > ----> ----> ----> webroot > ----> Project2 > ----> ----> trunk > ----> ----> ----> webroot > > Do we just go for the biggest harddrive we can fit in the box or is > there a generally for a project the repos will be 2x the size type > rule? > > Looking though the subversion mailing list they are more talking about > working directories and disk space being cheaper than bandwidth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176131 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
