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We all have Windows machines but store all our files on a NAS drive, so we don't really have a server, but want to use some kind of version control.

Can anyone recommend a version control software to use and a simple tutorial on how to install and use it, or if not suggest a book to buy that will talk me through it step by step.

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You can use the VisualSVN Server and store repositories on a network share (NAS).

Follow the steps provided at Storing repositories on a network share to setup VisualSVN Server to store it's repositories on a share.

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  • Hi thanks for that, however, would we all install VisualSvn Server on our machines? – andrew slaughter Aug 23 '12 at 14:04
  • Install VisualSVN Server on a server machine or on a machine of one of the developers. You will be able to access it via the http(s) and VisualSVN Server will work with the repos stored on a network share. – bahrep Aug 23 '12 at 14:07
  • Andrew, were you able to get this working? It's not clear to me if VisualSVN Server can store Repositories on a NAS share. – Sam Johnson Apr 26 '13 at 17:52
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Kind of off topic for stackoverflow, but I will bite.

I would recommend using bitbucket (http://bitbucket.org) with mercurial and tortisehg (http://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/) It is not SVN, but centralized SCM going the way of the dinosaur anyway.

Bitbucket is free for up to 5 concurrent users, and allows for unlimited free private repositories.

getting started guide:

http://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/manual/2.9/quick.html

We are using bitbucket / tortisehg for our large ASP.net project, and loving it so far. It has tight integration with our bug tracking system (jira)

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