what is the difference between tortoise svn repository and visual svn repository?

Question

As far as I know, VisualSVN Server is a server while TortoiseSVN is a client. But I can also create repository with tortoise svn only, without needing Visual SVN.

What is the difference between the two or am I missing something?

Brie

Answer 1

The difference is that the repository you create with TortoiseSVN client is a local repository on your machine. But that repository is of the same kind as the one the Visual SVN server (or any other SVN server) uses. If you move your locally created repository to your svn server you can access it via the server instead.

Hughhughes

but I do not see the green icons on the file names. – Brie

I did that btw, still no icons. – Brie

The green icons are only on the Working Copy. – Hughhughes

If the green icons does not appear on the Working Copy after a while you might check the TortoiseSVN settings. You can enable/disable the overlay icons in different folders. – Hughhughes

Answer 2

An SVN repository is "just" a bunch of files and directories. You can access this repository directly (file: protocol) or through http, https, svn, etc.

TortoiseSVN just allows creating the repository. If you need to access it using another protocol than the file: protocol, you'll need a server (which TortoiseSVN doesn't provide).

Slobber