WINDEV Concepts

Part 2: Development environment 65 To use the latest version, the other developers must synchronize their local project with the reference project (located in the repository). Tips The sources of your applications are essential. These sources must be handled with great care! Tips for configuring the server that will host your sources: • Use a dedicated server with a disk with enough space (at least 200 GB). • Use the Source Code Manager (SCM) in Client/ Server mode. • The hard disks may encounter physical problems: use a RAID I system on your server (several disks that store the same information). • Use a UPS to protect the power supply of your server. • Make backup copies of the repository on a regular basis (at least once a week). • Place the server in a "secure" area and use a firewall. 2 Creating a repository for the SCM 2.1 Overview To share a project via the Source Code Manager, you must create a repository. This repository must be created only once on the server. The operating system and file system on which the repository is installed must support files exceeding 4 GB. The repository can be created: • via SCMDrive, a "turnkey" solution (recommended). In this case, a shared server is used. This paid solution simplifies all the SCM server setup operations. • via PCSCloud, a "turnkey" solution. In this case, a dedicated server is used. This paid solution simplifies all the SCM server setup operations. You will use a platform adapted to your needs. • on an HFSQL Client/Server server: the repository will be in HFSQL Client/Server format. In this case, you must specify: • the server, • the database, • the port used, • the name and password of an HFSQL database administrator. • locally, in a shared directory on the network: all the SCM users must have full rights on this directory. The repository will be in HFSQL Classic format. Simply specify the network directory where the repository will be created. 2.2 When to create a repository? The repository must be created only once . WINDEV allows you to create this repository at different times: • when installing WINDEV. • when importing a project into the Source Code Manager. • in the SCM administrator directly. Once the repository is created, all the WINDEV projects to share can be imported into this repository. 2.3 Backups We advise you to make backup copies of the repository on a regular basis. These backups can be performed via the SCM administrator.