How to set up source control in VS2010

I want to set up source control for my project, but it seems like I need a server for this. I've never done this before, and I couldn't find anything helpfull yet.

Is there any way to host a server locally so Visual studio can use it? Or do you know any online (free) servers I can use?

By the way, if开发者_JAVA技巧 source control is not actually what i should use for keeping track of changes in my files, please suggest a better option.

Thanks in advance.

There's a lot of solutions to this problem.

A simple way to go is use subversion.... get tortiseSVN, and you can make a local repository ( you don't need to run any kind of server software ).

Then get something like Ankh SVN for Visual Studio

All free software!

You need to pick a source control provider, such as Team Foundation Server, Perforce, or GIT.

You can then install a server on your machine, install a Visual Studio plugin (not applicable for TFS), and connect to the server.

If you have your VS2010 licence through a MSDN subscription, then you have a licence to TFS, see: http://www.ewaldhofman.nl/post/2009/11/02/License-costs-of-Team-Foundation-Server-2010.aspx