# SVN compatibility

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svn-compatibility/28747>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 2, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svn-compatibility/28747 "2019-10-02T15:35:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![vrautomation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vrautomation/32/11155_2.png) [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svn-compatibility/28747/1 "2019-10-02T15:35:51Z")

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Hello everyones,

I read that Ignition 8 will be compatible with SVN. Do we have more informations about it?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svn-compatibility/28747/2 "2019-10-02T15:38:40Z")

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When we talk about compatibility with VCS what we’re really talking about is how project resources are now stored on disk, in the `data/projects` folder.

You can, e.g., `git init` in that directory and start treating it as a git repository. Commit, push, pull, etc… by whatever strategy you want.

There’s no further integrations right now. In a future version we may try to provide hooks or other integration points that let you run VCS commands on project save, but it’s all just vague ideas right now.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svn-compatibility/28747/3 "2019-10-02T16:20:59Z")

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Also, 8.0.5+ has a gateway event script that’s triggered on project update, letting you run some arbitrary command (ie, `git commit`) whenever the gateway notices a change.

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**Author:** ![vrautomation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vrautomation/32/11155_2.png) [@vrautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vrautomation)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/svn-compatibility/28747/4 "2019-10-02T16:46:28Z")

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Good answer! Thank you very much!

This proximity with the Ignition’s developpement team is a huge benefit of Ignition over the competitors.