I have used RDP to get into my windows azure instance. I downloaded VisualSVN Server for Windows and have installed it and created a repository. My problem is setting up my domain or ip that I am suppose to connect to to reach the repository. I used my cloudapp.net url, I also binded my IP into the settings of the VisualSVN IP addresses. I am using port 443, and using secure connection (https://). Ive tried connecting to the following address to reach my repository:
https://*encryptcode*.cloudapp.net/svn/myrepository
https://*server ip*/svn/myrepository
Everytime I get this error in my visual studio:
"Repository is not available. Request was failed with the following message..."
Any other suggestions ?
I might have misunderstood your question but it reads to me that you are looking to run SVN in Azure and you have enabled RDP on a machine logged into that machine, installed VisualSVN (I presume Visual Studio too or maybe this is a VM Role) and now you want to access it publicly from your on-premise machines?
Azure is a stateless PaaS Platform where machine state is not stored, every time your Azure instance recycles you will go back to ‘day one’ the stateless program or VMRole you uploaded. This wouldnt really be the place to run SVN?
Mary Jo Foley does make reference to a persisted state VM which might better meet your requirements in the future http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-enable-linux-on-its-windows-azure-cloud-in-2012/11508?tag=mantle_skin;content
MSFT do offer TFS as a Service on Azure for a persistent code repository which is currently in CTP http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2011/09/14/team-foundation-server-on-windows-azure.aspx
Not sure if this helps, sorry if I’m way off the mark 🙂