Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of TracStandalone


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    11= Tracd =
    22
    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].
     3Tracd is a lightweight standalone Trac web server.
     4It 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.
    45
    56== Pros ==
    67
    78 * 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
    910 * 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).
    1011
    1112== Cons ==
    1213
    13  * 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.
    1415 * No native HTTPS support: [http://www.rickk.com/sslwrap/ sslwrap] can be used instead,
    1516   or [http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/STunnelTracd stunnel -- a tutorial on how to use stunnel with tracd] or Apache with mod_proxy.
     
    4041To exit the server on Windows, be sure to use {{{CTRL-BREAK}}} -- using {{{CTRL-C}}} will leave a Python process running in the background.
    4142
    42 When running as a Windows service using a utility such as [http://www.google.com/search?q=srvany.exe SRVANY], stopping or restarting the service will also leave a Python process running -- restart the system instead.
    43 
     43== Installing as a Windows Service ==
     44
     45=== Option 1 ===
     46To install as a Windows service, get the [http://www.google.com/search?q=srvany.exe SRVANY] utility and run:
     47{{{
     48 C:\path\to\instsrv.exe tracd C:\path\to\srvany.exe
     49 reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\tracd\Parameters /v Application /d "\"C:\path\to\python.exe\" \"C:\path\to\python\scripts\tracd-script.py\" <your tracd parameters>"
     50 net start tracd
     51}}}
     52
     53'''DO NOT''' use {{{tracd.exe}}}.  Instead register {{{python.exe}}} directly with {{{tracd-script.py}}} as a parameter.  If you use {{{tracd.exe}}}, it will spawn the python process without SRVANY's knowledge.  This python process will survive a {{{net stop tracd}}}.
     54
     55If you want tracd to start automatically when you boot Windows, do:
     56{{{
     57 sc config tracd start= auto
     58}}}
     59
     60The spacing here is important.
     61
     62For 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
     66net start tracd
     67}}}
     68
     69=== Option 2 ===
     70
     71Use [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/WindowsServiceScript WindowsServiceScript], available at [http://trac-hacks.org/ Trac Hacks]. Installs, removes, starts, stops, etc. your Trac service.
    4472
    4573== Using Authentication ==
     
    5078
    5179{{{
    52 sudo htpasswd -c /path/to/env/.htpasswd username
     80 $ htpasswd -c /path/to/env/.htpasswd username
    5381}}}
    5482then for additional users:
    5583{{{
    56 sudo htpasswd /path/to/env/.htpasswd username2
    57 }}}
    58 then for starting the tracd:
     84 $ htpasswd /path/to/env/.htpasswd username2
     85}}}
     86then for starting the tracd (on windows skip the "=" after --basic-auth):
    5987{{{
    6088tracd -p 8080 --basic-auth=environmentname,/fullpath/environmentname/.htpasswd,/fullpath/environmentname /fullpath/environmentname
    6189}}}
    6290
     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.
    6392
    6493Tracd 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.)
     
    6695  ''Support for Basic authentication was added in version 0.9.''
    6796
    68 The general format for using authentication is:
    69 
    70 {{{
    71  $ tracd -p port --auth=base_project_dir,password_file_path,realm project_path
     97The 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
    72101}}}
    73102
    74103where:
    75104
    76  * '''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
    77  * '''password_file_path''' path of the password file
    78  * '''realm''' realm
    79  * '''project_path''' path of the project
    80 
    81 Example:
     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
     113Examples:
    82114
    83115{{{
    84116 $ tracd -p 8080 \
    85    --auth=project1,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com /path/to/project1
    86 }}}
    87 Of course, the digest file can be be shared so that it is used for more than one project:
     117   --auth="project1,/path/to/passwordfile,mycompany.com" /path/to/project1
     118}}}
     119
     120Of course, the password file can be be shared so that it is used for more than one project:
    88121{{{
    89122 $ tracd -p 8080 \
    90    --auth=project1,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \
    91    --auth=project2,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \
     123   --auth="project1,/path/to/passwordfile,mycompany.com" \
     124   --auth="project2,/path/to/passwordfile,mycompany.com" \
    92125   /path/to/project1 /path/to/project2
    93126}}}
    94127
    95 Another way to share the digest file is to specify "*"
    96 for the project name:
     128Another way to share the password file is to specify "*" for the project name:
    97129{{{
    98130 $ tracd -p 8080 \
    99    --auth="*",/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \
     131   --auth="*,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com" \
    100132   /path/to/project1 /path/to/project2
    101133}}}
    102 If using the `-s` parameter for serving a Trac environment from the root of a domain, one must use `*` for the project name
    103 
    104 == How to set up an htdigest password file ==
     134
     135=== Using a htpasswd password file ===
     136This section describes how to use `tracd` with Apache .htpasswd files.
     137
     138To create a .htpasswd file use Apache's `htpasswd` command (see [#GeneratingPasswordsWithoutApache below] for a method to create these files without using Apache):
     139
     140{{{
     141 $ sudo htpasswd -c /path/to/env/.htpasswd username
     142}}}
     143then for additional users:
     144{{{
     145 $ sudo htpasswd /path/to/env/.htpasswd username2
     146}}}
     147
     148Then to start `tracd` run something like this:
     149
     150{{{
     151 $ tracd -p 8080 --basic-auth="projectdirname,/fullpath/environmentname/.htpasswd,realmname" /fullpath/environmentname
     152}}}
     153
     154For 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 ===
    105163
    106164If 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.
     
    108166Note that you can start tracd without the --auth argument, but if you click on the ''Login'' link you will get an error.
    109167
    110 == Generating Passwords Without Apache ==
     168=== Generating Passwords Without Apache ===
    111169
    112170If you don't have Apache available, you can use this simple Python script to generate your passwords:
     
    147205
    148206{{{
    149 python trac-digest.py -u username -p password >> c:\digest.txt
    150 tracd --port 8000 --auth=proj_name,c:\digest.txt,trac c:\path\to\proj_name
    151 }}}
    152 
    153 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.)
     207 $ python trac-digest.py -u username -p password >> c:\digest.txt
     208 $ tracd --port 8000 --auth=proj_name,c:\digest.txt,trac c:\path\to\proj_name
     209}}}
     210
     211
     212Note: 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.)
    154213
    155214It is possible to use md5sum utility to generate digest-password file using such method:
    156215{{{
    157 echo -e "${user}:trac:${password}\c" | md5sum - >>to-file
    158 }}}
    159 and manually delete " -" from the end and add "${user}:trac:" to the start of line from 'to-file'. You can see attachment:trac-digest-corrected.sh for detail.
     216 $ printf "${user}:trac:${password}" | md5sum - >>user.htdigest
     217}}}
     218and manually delete " -" from the end and add "${user}:trac:" to the start of line from 'to-file'.
    160219
    161220== Tips ==
     
    163222=== Serving static content ===
    164223
    165 If `tracd` is the only webserver used for the project,
     224If `tracd` is the only web server used for the project,
    166225it can also be used to distribute static content
    167226(tarballs, Doxygen documentation, etc.)
     
    172231Example: given a `$TRAC_ENV/htdocs/software-0.1.tar.gz` file,
    173232the corresponding relative URL would be `/<project_name>/chrome/site/software-0.1.tar.gz`,
    174 which in turn can be written using the relative link syntax
    175 in the Wiki: `[/<project_name>/chrome/site/software-0.1.tar.gz]`
    176 
    177 The development version of Trac supports a new `htdocs:` TracLinks
    178 syntax for the above. With this, the example link above can be written simply
    179 `htdocs:software-0.1.tar.gz`.
     233which 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''
    180236
    181237=== Using apache rewrite rules ===
     
    185241Tracd supports serving projects with different base urls than /<project>. The parameter name to change this is
    186242{{{
    187 tracd --base-path=/some/path
     243 $ tracd --base-path=/some/path
    188244}}}
    189245
    190246----
    191 See also: TracInstall, TracCgi, TracModPython, TracGuide, [trac:TracOnWindowsStandalone?version=13#RunningTracdasservice Running tracd.exe as a Windows service]
     247See also: TracInstall, TracCgi, TracModPython, TracGuide, [trac:TracOnWindowsStandalone?version=13#RunningTracdasservice Running tracd.exe as a Windows service], [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp], [trac:TracNginxRecipe]