How to install trac service on Ubuntu for multiple projects using Mod_Python.

Previously I have installed a DNS service on my Ubuntu server. Today I would like to install a Trac service which supports for multiple projects using Mod_Python on Apache.

Condition :

1. I would like to use sub-domain for trac service that is trac.aoddy.com
2. Trac service can support multiple projects such as trac.aoddy.com/Project1, trac.aoddy.com/Project2
3. Trac service supports SVN service too.

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Softwares :

1. enscript
2. libapache2-mod-python
3. python-docutils
4. trac
5. db4.3-util
6. libapache2-svn
7. subversion-tools

You can install software by

$ sudo apt-get install enscript libapache2-mod-python python-docutils trac db4.3-util libapache2-svn subversion-tools

Install & Configurations :

1. Create SVN directory such as :

   $ sudo mkdir /svn

2. Set SVN directory to repository.

   $ sudo svnadmin create /svn

3. Create a user account so as to security policy.

   $ sudo htpasswd 2 -cm /etc/apach2/dav_svn.passwd YOUR-ACCOUNT

4. Create TRAC directory such as :

   $ sudo mkdir /trac

5. Change owner of TRAC directory to www-data :

   $ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /trac

6. Create a configuration file of TRAC in apache

   $ sudo vi /etc/apache2/site-available/trac.aoddy.com
   
   ServerName trac.aoddy.com
   DocumentRoot /trac
   
   SetHandler mod_python
   PythonInterpreter main_interpreter
   PythonOption TracEnvParentDir /var/lib/trac
   PythonOption TracUriRoot /
   
   
   AuthType Basic
   AuthName "Trac"
   AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd
   Require valid-user
   
   Alias /svn /svn
   
   DAV svn
   SVNParentPath /svn
   SVNListParentPath On
   AuthType Basic
   AuthName "Subversion Repository"
   AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd
   AuthzSVNAccessFile /etc/apache2/authz_svn.access
   Require valid-user
   
   ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/trac.aoddy.com/error.log
   CustomLog /var/log/apache2/trac.aoddy.com/access.log common
   

7. Create a directory for keep error log.

   $ sudo mkdir -p /var/log/apache2/trac.aoddy.com/

8. Add this site into apache service.

   $ sudo a2ensite trac.aoddy.com
   $ sudo /etc/init.d/apach2 restart

9. Sometime you need to re-configure in this file, I recommend you should use these commands.

   $ sudo a2dissite trac.aoddy.com
   $ sudo a2ensite trac.aoddy.com
   $ sudo /etc/init.d/apach2 restart

10. Test by open an URL http://trac.aoddy.com/

Create SVN

You can use this script for create a SVN environment.

#!/bin/bash
PROJECTNAME=$1
mkdir -p /tmp/${PROJECTNAME}/branches /tmp/${PROJECTNAME}/tags/ /tmp/${PROJECTNAME}/trunks
svnadmin create /svn/${PROJECTNAME}
svn import /tmp/${PROJECTNAME} file:///svn/${PROJECTNAME} -m "initial import"
sudo rm -rf /tmp/${PROJECTNAME}

Don’t remember to change mode of this script to execute file and run this script by root permission.

Create TRAC

$ sudo trac-admin /trac/YOUR-PROJECT-NAME initenv

After you run this command you should find some question about your project

the project name (YOUR-PROJECT-NAME)
use the default database connection string (sqlite:db/trac.db)
the path to svn repository (/svn/YOUR-PROJECT-NAME)
use the default Trac templates directory (/usr/share/trac/templates)

Change permission of this project so as to support apache service

$ sudo chown -R www-data /trac/YOUR-PROJECT-NAME

Woowww, you should find your new project on trac service at http://trac.aoddy.com/YOUR-PROJECT-NAME
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