To use TortoiseSVN (or any other Subversion client), you need a place where your repositories are located. You can either store your repositories locally and access them using the file:// protocol or you can place them on a server and access them with the http:// or svn:// protocols. The two server protocols can also be encrypted. You use https:// or svn+ssh://, or you can use svn:// with SASL.

如果你使用公共的主机服务，例如 Google Code，或者已经有人为你架设好了服务器，那么在这里你也不用做什么。前进到 第 4 章 日常使用指南 。

If you don't have a server and you work alone, or if you are just evaluating Subversion and TortoiseSVN in isolation, then local repositories are probably your best choice. Just create a repository on your own PC as described earlier in 第 3 章 版本库. You can skip the rest of this chapter and go directly to 第 4 章 日常使用指南 to find out how to start using it.

如果你打算在网络共享中设者一个多用户的版本库，请重新考虑。阅读“访问网络共享磁盘上的版本库”一节以了解为什么我们认为这是一个坏主意。设置一个服务器并不像听上去那样难。并且还会为你提供更好的性能甚至更快的速度。

The next sections are a step-by-step guide on how you can set up such a server on a Windows machine. Of course you can also set up a server on a Linux machine, but that is beyond the scope of this guide. More detailed information on the Subversion server options, and how to choose the best architecture for your situation, can be found in the Subversion book under Server Configuration.