Set up a source control system

The Source Control tool in dbForge Studio for SQL Server is not a version control system itself. To use it, you must first set up a compatible version control system. If you haven’t already configured a repository, refer to the official resources below for setup instructions.

Note

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Git

To set up Git, you can use a hosting platform such as GitHub or install your own Git server.

  • Get started with Git - Official Git documentation
  • Install your own Git server (Linux Magazine)

Subversion (SVN)

See the following resources to configure an SVN server:

  • Server configuration - Apache Subversion documentation
  • Repository setup - TortoiseSVN documentation

Team Foundation Server (TFS)

See the Microsoft documentation to set up and configure TFS:

  • Set up TFS on a server - Microsoft documentation