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How to Install Trac on FreeBSD

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Trac on FreeBSD. Trac is a web-based project management and bug tracking system, which can be used to track project issues, bugs, and other tasks. Trac is written in Python and requires a web server and a database. This tutorial assumes that you have a clean installation of FreeBSD and have root access to it.

Step 1 - Update FreeBSD

The first step is to update the FreeBSD system to the latest version. This can be done using the following command:

# freebsd-update fetch install

Step 2 - Install Trac Dependencies

Before installing Trac, we need to install its dependencies. The following command installs the required packages:

# pkg install python3 py37-setuptools py37-genshi py37-pygments py37-babel py37-pysqlite3 py37-ldap

Step 3 - Install Apache and mod_wsgi

Trac runs inside Apache using the mod_wsgi module. The following command installs Apache and mod_wsgi:

# pkg install apache24 mod_wsgi4

Step 4 - Create a Trac Directory

Create a directory where the Trac projects will be stored:

# mkdir -p /var/trac/projects

Step 5 - Create a Virtual Host File for Trac

Create a virtual host file for Trac in the Apache configuration directory:

# vim /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/trac.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/trac/projects
    ServerName trac.example.com

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/trac_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/trac_access.log combined

    WSGIDaemonProcess trac user=www-data group=www-data threads=1 python-home=/usr/local python-path=/var/trac/projects
    WSGIProcessGroup trac
    WSGIScriptAlias / /var/trac/projects/dispatch.wsgi

    <Directory /var/trac/projects>
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Replace trac.example.com with your domain name and /var/trac/projects with the directory you created in step 4.

Save and close the file.

Step 6 - Install Trac

Download the latest Trac version from the official website using the following command:

# cd /usr/local/src
# fetch https://trac.edgewall.org/pub/trac/Trac-latest.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file:

# tar -xzvf Trac-latest.tar.gz

Install Trac using the following command:

# cd Trac-*
# python3 setup.py install

Step 7 - Create a Trac Project

Create a new Trac project using the following command:

# mkdir /var/trac/projects/new_project
# trac-admin /var/trac/projects/new_project initenv

Follow the prompts to configure your Trac project.

Step 8 - Start Trac

Restart Apache to start the Trac service:

# apachectl restart

Now you can access your Trac project by visiting the domain name you specified in step 5 in your web browser.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Trac on FreeBSD!

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