We are planning on rolling out a really big update the Code Spaces SVN backend before the new year, the exact date has not yet been decided however we will let you know as soon as we know.
The update consists of:
- Subversion 1.7 Support.
- New notification service for Subversion Commits.
- Quicker authentication system.
- IP address based whitelists for Extra Security.
- Recurring Billing.
- Various Bug Fixes.
- News Letters
Subversion 1.7 Support
Once we roll out this update any new repositories you create will be served by version 1.7 of the Subversion Server, any old repositories you have will remain on 1.6. To move a 1.6 repository to 1.7 there will be a “Upgrade Repository” feature that will move your repo from the 1.6 based infrastructure to our new 1.7 based infrastructure. The move will also represent a change in the repository URL so the existing scheme :
https://svn.codespaces.com/[YOUR_ACCOUNT]/[REPO_NAME]
will change to:
https://[YOUR_ACCOUNT].svn.codespaces.com/[REPO_NAME].
Notification Service
The notification service that sites on our Subversion Infrastructure is 5 years old and its absolutly clear that we have outgrown it, currently during busy periods notifications can be delayed by as much as 1 hour which isn’t great when your business and/or development team relies on it to collaborate efficiently. The new notification service is a dedicated out-of-process infrastructure that can scale automatically to meet the notification demands. This end result is consistant, almost instand email notifications of Subversion Commits. This new infrastructre also enables us to offer other post commit notification and processing services (like SMS messaging, Continuous Integration, Deployment) which we will look at early in the new year.
IP Address Whitelists
A number of our enterprise customers like to restrict access to SVN repositories not only by user but also by IP Address, this security feature is a must for many larger corporations who employ strict change control and security procedure, with this update we are bringing this enterprise class feature to Code Spaces with configurable IP Based permissions to compliment our already ground breaking granular permissions system.
Recurring Billing
Our payment system has been upgraded to allow recurring billing, so no more emails with payment reminders 
Bug Fixes
We are always fixing bugs and rolling out minor changes, however because the Subversion 1.7 update is so large we are currently on a change freeze so all bug fixes and minor changes will be rolled out as part of this larger release. commencing the new year we will return to our more Agile release process and will be free to rollout bug fixes and minor changes within a week of them being approved for production.
News Letter
From the beginning of the new year we will be sending out a monthly new email to all account admins, this is a simple opt-out from our Code Spaces profile, however it will be only once a month and it will enable us to keep you informed on the upcoming changes to Code Spaces. Please note all important updates will also be posted here on this blog and on Twitter (as normal).
As always please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions?
Where exactly is the feature to “Upgrade Repository”. We have searched our admin site and have not been able to find it.