Set up a source control system

Last modified: November 27, 2023

The Source Control tool available in MySQL is not a version control system. That’s why you need to have a version control system to use the tool. If you do not already have one, you can start by exploring the official guides and resources on setting up a repository available through the links below.

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Git

The most effective way to set up Git is to use GitHub, a provider of web hosting for software development and version control using Git. For more information about how to get ahead with Git, see the Get started section of the Git documentation.

For more information about how to set up a Git server, see Install your own Git server (Linux Magazine).

SVN

For information on setting up an SVN server, see:

• Server Configuration section of the Subversion documentation.

• Repository section of TortoiseSVN documentation.

TFS

For more information about how to configure TFS, see the Set up TFS on a server section of the Microsoft documentation.