How to setup own SVN server in 5 minutes on Mac OS X

1. Install Macports
2. Install subversion

sudo port install subversion

3. Start svn server

svnserve -d --listen-port 4000 -r /repository -T

4. Create repository

svnadmin create /repository/testPrograms

5. Configure repository
Edit /repository/testPrograms/conf/svnserve.conf
and uncomment

auth-access = write
password-db = passwd

Edit /repository/testPrograms/conf/passwd
and add users

[users]
Fakrudeen Ali Ahmed = mypassword

Now svn server is ready to serve the repository.

Create a client folder
and do

svn co svn://localhost:4000/testPrograms

and we are ready to use our repository!