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Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracStandalone
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v1 v2 1 1 = Tracd = 2 2 3 Tracd is a lightweight standalone Trac web server. In most cases it's easier to setup and runs faster than the [wiki:TracCgi CGI script]. 3 Tracd is a lightweight standalone Trac web server. 4 It can be used in a variety of situations, from a test or development server to a multiprocess setup behind another web server used as a load balancer. 4 5 5 6 == Pros == 6 7 7 8 * Fewer dependencies: You don't need to install apache or any other web-server. 8 * Fast: Should be almost as fast as the [wiki:TracModPython mod_python] version (and much faster than the [wiki:TracCgi CGI]) .9 * Fast: Should be almost as fast as the [wiki:TracModPython mod_python] version (and much faster than the [wiki:TracCgi CGI]), even more so since version 0.12 where the HTTP/1.1 version of the protocol is enabled by default 9 10 * Automatic reloading: For development, Tracd can be used in ''auto_reload'' mode, which will automatically restart the server whenever you make a change to the code (in Trac itself or in a plugin). 10 * Options for tracd: `-r, --auto-reload`11 11 12 12 == Cons == 13 13 14 * Fewer features: Tracd implements a very simple web-server and is not as configurable or as scalable as Apache HTTPD.14 * Fewer features: Tracd implements a very simple web-server and is not as configurable or as scalable as Apache httpd. 15 15 * No native HTTPS support: [http://www.rickk.com/sslwrap/ sslwrap] can be used instead, 16 16 or [http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/STunnelTracd stunnel -- a tutorial on how to use stunnel with tracd] or Apache with mod_proxy. … … 43 43 == Installing as a Windows Service == 44 44 45 === Option 1 === 45 46 To install as a Windows service, get the [http://www.google.com/search?q=srvany.exe SRVANY] utility and run: 46 47 {{{ … … 59 60 The spacing here is important. 60 61 62 For Windows 7 User, srvany.exe may not be an option, so you can use [http://www.google.com/search?q=winserv.exe WINSERV] utility and run: 63 {{{ 64 "C:\path\to\winserv.exe" install tracd -displayname "tracd" -start auto "C:\path\to\python.exe" c:\path\to\python\scripts\tracd-script.py <your tracd parameters>" 65 66 net start tracd 67 }}} 68 69 === Option 2 === 70 71 Use [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/WindowsServiceScript WindowsServiceScript], available at [http://trac-hacks.org/ Trac Hacks]. Installs, removes, starts, stops, etc. your Trac service. 72 61 73 == Using Authentication == 62 74 … … 66 78 67 79 {{{ 80 $ htpasswd -c /path/to/env/.htpasswd username 81 }}} 82 then for additional users: 83 {{{ 84 $ htpasswd /path/to/env/.htpasswd username2 85 }}} 86 then for starting the tracd (on windows skip the "=" after --basic-auth): 87 {{{ 88 tracd -p 8080 --basic-auth=environmentname,/fullpath/environmentname/.htpasswd,/fullpath/environmentname /fullpath/environmentname 89 }}} 90 91 `environmentname` is the directory name of the Trac project folder, as opposed to `/fullpath/environmentname` which is the full path to the Trac project folder. See below for another example. 92 93 Tracd provides support for both Basic and Digest authentication. The default is to use Digest; to use Basic authentication, replace `--auth` with `--basic-auth` in the examples below. (You must still specify a dialogic "realm", which can be an empty string by trailing the BASICAUTH with a comma.) 94 95 ''Support for Basic authentication was added in version 0.9.'' 96 97 The general format for using authentication is (replace `--auth` with `--basic-auth` if you want to use Basic auth): 98 99 {{{ 100 $ tracd -p port --auth="base_project_dir,password_file_path,realm" project_path 101 }}} 102 103 where: 104 105 * '''base_project_dir''': the base directory of the project specified as follows: 106 * when serving multiple projects: ''relative'' to the `project_path` 107 * when serving only a single project (`-s`): the name of the project directory 108 Don't use an absolute path here as this won't work. ''Note:'' This parameter is case-sensitive even for environments on Windows. 109 * '''password_file_path''': path to the password file 110 * '''realm''': the realm name (can be anything) 111 * '''project_path''': path of the project 112 113 Examples: 114 115 {{{ 116 $ tracd -p 8080 \ 117 --auth="project1,/path/to/passwordfile,mycompany.com" /path/to/project1 118 }}} 119 120 Of course, the password file can be be shared so that it is used for more than one project: 121 {{{ 122 $ tracd -p 8080 \ 123 --auth="project1,/path/to/passwordfile,mycompany.com" \ 124 --auth="project2,/path/to/passwordfile,mycompany.com" \ 125 /path/to/project1 /path/to/project2 126 }}} 127 128 Another way to share the password file is to specify "*" for the project name: 129 {{{ 130 $ tracd -p 8080 \ 131 --auth="*,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com" \ 132 /path/to/project1 /path/to/project2 133 }}} 134 135 === Using a htpasswd password file === 136 This section describes how to use `tracd` with Apache .htpasswd files. 137 138 To create a .htpasswd file use Apache's `htpasswd` command (see [#GeneratingPasswordsWithoutApache below] for a method to create these files without using Apache): 139 140 {{{ 68 141 $ sudo htpasswd -c /path/to/env/.htpasswd username 69 142 }}} … … 72 145 $ sudo htpasswd /path/to/env/.htpasswd username2 73 146 }}} 74 then for starting the tracd (on windows skip the "=" after --basic-auth): 75 {{{ 76 $ tracd -p 8080 --basic-auth=environmentname,/fullpath/environmentname/.htpasswd,/fullpath/environmentname /fullpath/environmentname 77 }}} 78 79 Tracd provides support for both Basic and Digest authentication. The default is to use Digest; to use Basic authentication, replace `--auth` with `--basic-auth` in the examples below. (You must still specify a dialogic "realm", which can be an empty string by trailing the BASICAUTH with a comma.) 80 81 ''Support for Basic authentication was added in version 0.9.'' 82 83 The general format for using authentication is (on windows skip the "=" after --auth): 84 85 {{{ 86 $ tracd -p port --auth=base_project_dir,password_file_path,realm project_path 87 }}} 88 89 where: 90 91 * '''base_project_dir''' is the base directory of the project; note: this doesn't refer to the project name, and it is case-sensitive even for windows environments 92 * '''password_file_path''' path of the password file 93 * '''realm''' realm 94 * '''project_path''' path of the project 95 96 Example (on windows skip the "=" after --auth): 97 98 {{{ 99 $ tracd -p 8080 \ 100 --auth=project1,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com /path/to/project1 101 }}} 102 Of course, the digest file can be be shared so that it is used for more than one project: 103 {{{ 104 $ tracd -p 8080 \ 105 --auth=project1,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \ 106 --auth=project2,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \ 107 /path/to/project1 /path/to/project2 108 }}} 109 110 Another way to share the digest file is to specify "*" 111 for the project name: 112 {{{ 113 $ tracd -p 8080 \ 114 --auth="*",/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \ 115 /path/to/project1 /path/to/project2 116 }}} 117 If using the `-s` parameter for serving a Trac environment from the root of a domain, one must use `*` for the project name 118 119 == How to set up an htdigest password file == 147 148 Then to start `tracd` run something like this: 149 150 {{{ 151 $ tracd -p 8080 --basic-auth="projectdirname,/fullpath/environmentname/.htpasswd,realmname" /fullpath/environmentname 152 }}} 153 154 For example: 155 156 {{{ 157 $ tracd -p 8080 --basic-auth="testenv,/srv/tracenv/testenv/.htpasswd,My Test Env" /srv/tracenv/testenv 158 }}} 159 160 ''Note:'' You might need to pass "-m" as a parameter to htpasswd on some platforms (OpenBSD). 161 162 === Using a htdigest password file === 120 163 121 164 If you have Apache available, you can use the htdigest command to generate the password file. Type 'htdigest' to get some usage instructions, or read [http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/programs/htdigest.html this page] from the Apache manual to get precise instructions. You'll be prompted for a password to enter for each user that you create. For the name of the password file, you can use whatever you like, but if you use something like `users.htdigest` it will remind you what the file contains. As a suggestion, put it in your <projectname>/conf folder along with the [TracIni trac.ini] file. … … 123 166 Note that you can start tracd without the --auth argument, but if you click on the ''Login'' link you will get an error. 124 167 125 == Generating Passwords Without Apache==168 === Generating Passwords Without Apache === 126 169 127 170 If you don't have Apache available, you can use this simple Python script to generate your passwords: … … 166 209 }}} 167 210 168 Note: If you would like to use --basic-auth you need to use htpasswd tool from apache server to generate .htpasswd file. The remaining part is similar but make sure to use empty realm (i.e. coma after path). When using on Windows make sure to use -m option for it (did not tested it on *nix, so not sure if that is the case there). If you do not have Apache, [trac:source:/tags/trac-0.11b2/contrib/htpasswd.py htpasswd.py] may help. (Note that it requires a `crypt` or `fcrypt` module; see the source comments for details.) 211 212 Note: If you would like to use --basic-auth you need to use htpasswd tool from apache server to generate .htpasswd file. The remaining part is similar but make sure to use empty realm (i.e. coma after path). Make sure to use -m option for it. If you do not have Apache, [trac:source:/tags/trac-0.11/contrib/htpasswd.py htpasswd.py] may help. (Note that it requires a `crypt` or `fcrypt` module; see the source comments for details.) 169 213 170 214 It is possible to use md5sum utility to generate digest-password file using such method: … … 178 222 === Serving static content === 179 223 180 If `tracd` is the only web server used for the project,224 If `tracd` is the only web server used for the project, 181 225 it can also be used to distribute static content 182 226 (tarballs, Doxygen documentation, etc.) … … 187 231 Example: given a `$TRAC_ENV/htdocs/software-0.1.tar.gz` file, 188 232 the corresponding relative URL would be `/<project_name>/chrome/site/software-0.1.tar.gz`, 189 which in turn can be written using the relative link syntax 190 in the Wiki: `[/<project_name>/chrome/site/software-0.1.tar.gz]` 191 192 Since 0.10, Trac supports a new `htdocs:` TracLinks 193 syntax for the above. With this, the example link above can be written simply 194 `htdocs:software-0.1.tar.gz`. 233 which in turn can be written as `htdocs:software-0.1.tar.gz` (TracLinks syntax) or `[/<project_name>/chrome/site/software-0.1.tar.gz]` (relative link syntax). 234 235 ''Support for `htdocs:` TracLinks syntax was added in version 0.10'' 195 236 196 237 === Using apache rewrite rules === … … 204 245 205 246 ---- 206 See also: TracInstall, TracCgi, TracModPython, TracGuide, [trac:TracOnWindowsStandalone?version=13#RunningTracdasservice Running tracd.exe as a Windows service] 247 See also: TracInstall, TracCgi, TracModPython, TracGuide, [trac:TracOnWindowsStandalone?version=13#RunningTracdasservice Running tracd.exe as a Windows service], [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp], [trac:TracNginxRecipe]
