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
     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.
    4272
    4373== Using Authentication ==
    4474
     75Using tracd with Apache .htpasswd files:
     76
     77To create a .htpasswd file using htpasswd:
     78
     79{{{
     80 $ htpasswd -c /path/to/env/.htpasswd username
     81}}}
     82then for additional users:
     83{{{
     84 $ htpasswd /path/to/env/.htpasswd username2
     85}}}
     86then for starting the tracd (on windows skip the "=" after --basic-auth):
     87{{{
     88tracd -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
    4593Tracd 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.)
    4694
    4795  ''Support for Basic authentication was added in version 0.9.''
    4896
    49 The general format for using authentication is:
    50 
    51 {{{
    52  $ 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
    53101}}}
    54102
    55103where:
    56104
    57  * '''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
    58  * '''password_file_path''' path of the password file
    59  * '''realm''' realm
    60  * '''project_path''' path of the project
    61 
    62 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:
    63114
    64115{{{
    65116 $ tracd -p 8080 \
    66    --auth=project1,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com /path/to/project1
    67 }}}
    68 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:
    69121{{{
    70122 $ tracd -p 8080 \
    71    --auth=project1,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \
    72    --auth=project2,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \
     123   --auth="project1,/path/to/passwordfile,mycompany.com" \
     124   --auth="project2,/path/to/passwordfile,mycompany.com" \
    73125   /path/to/project1 /path/to/project2
    74126}}}
    75127
    76 Another way to share the digest file is to specify "*"
    77 for the project name:
     128Another way to share the password file is to specify "*" for the project name:
    78129{{{
    79130 $ tracd -p 8080 \
    80    --auth=*,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com \
     131   --auth="*,/path/to/users.htdigest,mycompany.com" \
    81132   /path/to/project1 /path/to/project2
    82133}}}
    83134
    84 == How to set up an htdigest password file ==
     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 ===
    85163
    86164If 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.
     
    88166Note that you can start tracd without the --auth argument, but if you click on the ''Login'' link you will get an error.
    89167
    90 == Generating Passwords Without Apache ==
     168=== Generating Passwords Without Apache ===
    91169
    92170If you don't have Apache available, you can use this simple Python script to generate your passwords:
     
    95173#!python
    96174from optparse import OptionParser
    97 import md5
     175# The md5 module is deprecated in Python 2.5
     176try:
     177    from hashlib import md5
     178except ImportError:
     179    from md5 import md5
     180realm = 'trac'
    98181
    99182# build the options
     
    104187parser.add_option("-p", "--password",action="store", dest="password", type = "string",
    105188                  help="the password to use")
     189parser.add_option("-r", "--realm",action="store", dest="realm", type = "string",
     190                  help="the realm in which to create the digest")
    106191(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
    107192
     
    109194if (options.username is None) or (options.password is None):
    110195   parser.error("You must supply both the username and password")
     196if (options.realm is not None):
     197   realm = options.realm
    111198   
    112199# Generate the string to enter into the htdigest file
    113 realm = 'trac'
    114 kd = lambda x: md5.md5(':'.join(x)).hexdigest()
     200kd = lambda x: md5(':'.join(x)).hexdigest()
    115201print ':'.join((options.username, realm, kd([options.username, realm, options.password])))
    116202}}}
     
    119205
    120206{{{
    121 python trac-digest.py -u username -p password >> c:\digest.txt
    122 tracd --port 8000 --auth=proj_name,c:\digest.txt,trac c:\path\to\proj_name
    123 }}}
    124 
    125 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).
     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.)
     213
     214It is possible to use md5sum utility to generate digest-password file using such method:
     215{{{
     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'.
    126219
    127220== Tips ==
     
    129222=== Serving static content ===
    130223
    131 If `tracd` is the only webserver used for the project,
     224If `tracd` is the only web server used for the project,
    132225it can also be used to distribute static content
    133226(tarballs, Doxygen documentation, etc.)
     
    138231Example: given a `$TRAC_ENV/htdocs/software-0.1.tar.gz` file,
    139232the corresponding relative URL would be `/<project_name>/chrome/site/software-0.1.tar.gz`,
    140 which in turn can be written using the relative link syntax
    141 in the Wiki: `[/<project_name>/chrome/site/software-0.1.tar.gz]`
    142 
    143 The development version of Trac supports a new `htdocs:` TracLinks
    144 syntax for the above. With this, the example link above can be written simply
    145 `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''
    146236
    147237=== Using apache rewrite rules ===
     
    149239
    150240=== Serving a different base path than / ===
    151 Tracd supports serving projects with different base urls then /<project>. The parameter name to change this is
    152 {{{
    153 tracd --base-path=/some/path
     241Tracd supports serving projects with different base urls than /<project>. The parameter name to change this is
     242{{{
     243 $ tracd --base-path=/some/path
    154244}}}
    155245
    156246----
    157 See also: TracInstall, TracCgi, TracModPython, TracGuide
     247See also: TracInstall, TracCgi, TracModPython, TracGuide, [trac:TracOnWindowsStandalone?version=13#RunningTracdasservice Running tracd.exe as a Windows service], [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp], [trac:TracNginxRecipe]