# Any online version control software? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 23, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-online-version-control-software/401302 "2007-04-23T13:03:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-online-version-control-software/401302/1 "2007-04-23T13:03:08Z")
I’m looking for some kind of online repository for version control. A place that might enable me to check in/out the same code from work or home or wherever. I know that sourceforge provides such a thing, but just to set up a project at sourceforge, there’s a lot of rigamarole involved. Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-online-version-control-software/401302/2 "2007-04-23T13:18:00Z")
There are many places that offer [Subversion](http://subversion.tigris.org) hosting. I think your best option is to use a cheap web host like [DreamHost](http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?47194) (\*referrer link alert). Subversion is included in all their plans, which start at $8 / month or something very low like that. They also have a lot of other stuff - I use them to maintain an ISP-independent e-mail address as well. There are also companies that offer _just_ Subversion, but they generally cost more. [Google](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=subversion+hosting&btnG=Google+Search) knows of a bunch. ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-online-version-control-software/401302/3 "2007-04-23T13:40:24Z")
Our subversion server started as a spare PC running [Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com/), with [Tortoise SVN](http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/) as our client of choice. It’s quite easy to set up, though you’d want to spend a while making sure your backup procedures are sound.