How to setup a CVS server in SuSE 10.0 with DSL connection?

feipeng · 03-13-2006, 03:36 PM

I want to setup a CVS server in my laptop at home in SuSE 10.0 with DSL connection. I have completely no experience to setup any server before. What should I do? Could you please give me the instructions step by step? Thanks in advance for any useful hint!

Feipeng

zeitounator · 03-14-2006, 09:52 AM

you mainly have 2 choices to set this up:
- run a "real" cvs server (using the pserver protocol).
- run cvs over ssh (optionnaly telnet).

For the first one, your need to run cvsd from inetd, have a dedicated port openned and configure cvs specific users.

For the second one, all you need is an ssh access to the machine. Meanwhile, things will be easier if you use ssh with a public key rather than with password (so you only type the password for your private key at the beginning of session rather than typing the password for the remote account every time cvs has some action to perform).

If you already have a cvs repository installed locally on your laptop and you can access your laptop through ssh, then accessing cvs from a remote machine is pretty simple. This a quick example to checkout a simple module (that we will call 'bla') from the command line using bash in a terminal:

Code:

export CVSHOME=:ext:yourUsername@yourServerOrIp.com:/path/to/CVSROOT
export CVS_RSH=ssh
cvs co bla

For more info and in depth, have a look at http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/

Good luck

feipeng · 03-15-2006, 09:51 AM

Thanks. Zeitounator.

I have read the relevant parts in CVS manual about how to setup a CVS pserver. I will try this.

The problem is, with the DSL connection, the IP address is dynamic. Can I have a static IP address (or even virtual one) or a domain name to search the dynamic IP address? Otherwise, I have to know the IP address every time to access the CVS server. Right?

zeitounator · 03-15-2006, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by feipeng

Can I have a static IP address

I have no idea, ask your dsl provider. Mine offers static IP as a standard feature.

Quote:

Originally Posted by feipeng

or a domain name to search the dynamic IP address?

This is called dynamic DNS. There are different ways and prices to get this rolling. I personnaly use http://dyndns.com free service. It lets you choose an available subdomain of one of the domains name they own (something like yoursubdomain.linuxhome.net, yoursubdomain.is-a-geek.net and tons of others...).

Once your account is created you can update the ip whenever it changes:
- Using a webform
- Using your dsl router if you have one and it supports this feature (my netgear router does)
- Using one of the program supported by your dynamic dns provider (such as ipcheck)

The first method works but you need to update your IP manually whenever it changes. The 2 other ones are much better since the update will take place automagically as soon as your ip changes.