Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of TracInstall

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Nov 26, 2005, 5:16:55 PM (19 years ago)

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+= Trac Installation Guide =
+[[TracGuideToc]]
+
+The Trac web-based project management tool is implemented as a CGI- or standalone program. Trac is written in the [http://www.python.org/ Python] programming language
+and uses the [http://www.sqlite.org/ SQLite] embedded database for persistant storage. For HTML rendering, Trac uses the [http://www.clearsilver.net/ Clearsilver] template system.
+
+
+== Requirements ==
+
+To install Trac, the following software packages must be installed:
+
+ * [http://www.python.org/ Python], version >= 2.1 (>=2.3 recommended).
+   * Please keep in mind, that for RPM-based systems you will also need python-devel and python-xml packages.
+ * [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion], version >= 1.0. (>=1.1 recommended)
+ * [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/svnbook-1.1/ch08s02.html#svn-ch-8-sect-2.3 Subversion Python bindings] (Caveat: Trac uses the [http://www.swig.org/ SWIG] bindings included in the Subversion distribution,  '''not''' the  [http://pysvn.tigris.org/ PySVN] package!)
+ * [http://www.sqlite.org/ SQLite], version 2.8.x or 3.0.x
+ * [http://pysqlite.sf.net/ PySQLite], version >= 0.5 but < 1.1.0 (for SQLite 2.8.x), version >= 1.1.1 (for SQLite 3.0.x) 
+ * [http://clearsilver.net/ Clearsilver], version >= 0.9.3
+ * [http://docutils.sourceforge.net/ docutils], version >= 0.3.3 (??)
+ * A CGI-capable web server (tested on [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] )
+
+=== Optional Packages ===
+
+ * [http://www.modpython.org/ mod_python] (see TracModPython)
+
+== Installing Trac ==
+Like most Python programs, install the Trac python modules by running the following command at the top of the source directory:
+{{{
+$ python ./setup.py install
+}}}
+
+This will byte-compile the python source code and install it in the {{{site-packages}}} directory
+of your python installation. The directories {{{cgi-bin}}}, {{{templates}}}, {{{htdocs}}} and {{{wiki-default}}} are all copied to $prefix/share/trac/ . 
+
+The script will also install the [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] command-line tool, used to create and maintain [wiki:TracEnvironment project environments]. 
+
+The [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] program is the ''control center'' for Trac.
+
+'''Note:''' you'll need root permissions or equivalent for this step.
+
+For more information on installing Trac on specific platforms, see the [http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/TracInstallPlatforms TracInstallPlatforms] page (on the main project web site).
+
+=== Advanced Users ===
+To install Trac in a custom location, and view other advanced install options, run:
+{{{
+$ python ./setup.py --help
+}}}
+
+== Creating a Project Environment ==
+
+TracEnvironment is the backend storage format where Trac stores
+information like wiki pages, tickets, reports, settings, etc.
+An environment consist of a directory containing an SQLite database, 
+human-readable configuration file, log-files and attachments.
+
+A new Trac environment is created using [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin], like:
+
+{{{
+$ trac-admin /path/to/projectenv initenv
+}}}
+
+[wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] will ask you where your subversion repository is located and
+where it can find the trac templates directory (the default value should work for a typical install).
+
+'''Note:''' The web server user will require file system write permission to the environment
+directory and all the files inside. '''Remember to set the appropriate permissions.''
+
+The same applies for the subversion repository files (unless using the [http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/notes/fsfs FSFS Subversion backend], something we highly recommend. 
+
+== Configuring Apache ==
+
+Make "{{{trac/cgi-bin/trac.cgi}}}" accessible to your web server at {{{/cgi-bin/}}}, either by copying/symlinking or use the "{{{trac/cgi-bin/}}}" directory directly.
+
+Edit the apache config and add this snippet, filenames edited to match your installation:
+ 
+{{{
+Alias /trac/ "/usr/share/trac/htdocs/" #or where you installed the trac htdocs
+#You have to allow people to read the files in htdocs
+<Directory "/usr/share/trac/htdocs">
+        Options Indexes MultiViews
+        AllowOverride None
+        Order allow,deny
+        Allow from all
+</Directory>
+
+
+# Trac need to know where the database is located
+<Location "/cgi-bin/trac.cgi">
+        SetEnv TRAC_ENV "/path/to/projectenv"
+</Location>
+
+# You need this to allow users to authenticate
+# trac.htpasswd can be created with 
+# cmd 'htpasswd -c trac.htpasswd' (UNIX)
+# do 'man htpasswd' to see all the options
+<Location "/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/login">
+        AuthType Basic
+        AuthName "trac"
+        AuthUserFile /somewhere/trac.htpasswd
+        Require valid-user
+</Location>
+}}}
+
+'''Note:''' If Apache complains about the Set''''''Env line make sure you have the Load''''''Module for mod_env uncommented (Apache 1.3).
+
+'''Note:''' When creating a new environment, {{{trac-admin}}} will print a config snippet customized for your project.
+
+'''Note:''' If you are using [http://httpd.apache.org/docs/suexec.html Apache suEXEC] feature see [http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/ApacheSuexec ApacheSuexec] (on the project web site).
+
+== Using Trac ==
+
+'''Congratulations!''' You should now have a running Trac installation at:
+
+http://<yourhostname>/cgi-bin/trac.cgi
+
+You should be able to browse your subversion repository, create tickets,
+view the timeline and use all the features of Trac.
+
+Keep in mind that anonymous users (not logged in) can only access a restricted subset of all Trac features by default. 
+
+'''Note:''' If you don't want long, and relatively ugly, URLs, you can prettify them by changing your Apache config. See [http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/TracPrettyUrls TracPrettyUrls] (on the project website).
+
+Please continue to TracPermissions to learn how to grant additional privileges to authenticated users.
+
+For user documentation, see TracGuide.
+
+''Enjoy!''
+
+[http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/TracTeam The Trac Team]
+
+----
+See also:  TracGuide, TracUpgrade, TracPermissions, TracInstallPlatforms, TracModPython