# Setting up a Subversion Repository

If you don't already have a Subversion Repository set up you will need to create one using the Subversion admin command. For the purposes of this quick start guide we will use file based access to the repository

1. Download and install the latest Subversion from http://subversion.tigris.org/project_packages.html
2. From the command line (and with the Subversion install in your path) run `svnadmin create path/to/repos` (e.g. `g:\>svnadmin create g:/newrepos` will create a new directory and repository on your G drive, named `newrepos`.)

You should now have a repository structure similar to this ...

Check out the book Version Control with Subversion for more details on setting up HTTP and other types of repository access. The book is also available in print.