How to Install Trac on Windows 11

Introduction

Trac is an open-source project management and bug tracking system that helps developers manage software project issues, bugs, and feature requests through its web interface. In this tutorial, we will go through a step-by-step installation guide for Trac on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

• A Windows 11 operating system
• Python 2.7.x installed on your system
• MySQL Server installed and running
• Admin rights to install packages and create databases

Step 1: Download Trac

Go to https://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracDownload and download the latest stable version of Trac.

Step 2: Install Trac

1. Extract the downloaded Trac archive into a folder of your choice.
2. Open a command prompt and navigate to the Trac directory using the CD command.
3. Run the following command to install Trac: python setup.py install
4. Wait until the installation process completes.

Step 3: Install required Python libraries

1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the Trac directory.
2. Run the following command to install the required Python libraries: python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Wait until the installation process completes.

Step 4: Configure Trac

1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the Trac directory.
2. Run the following command to create a Trac instance: trac-admin <project_name> initenv
   • Replace <project_name> with a name for your Trac project.
3. Follow the prompt and enter the database connection details, such as the MySQL username, password, hostname, port, and database name.
4. Answer the setup questions to configure Trac, such as setting up the default administrator account and selecting a server port.
5. After the setup process finishes, run the following command to start the Trac server: tracd --port <port_number> <project_name>
   • Replace <port_number> with the port number you want to use for the Trac server.
   • Replace <project_name> with the name of your Trac project.

Step 5: Access Trac

1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:<port_number> to access the Trac web interface.
   • Replace <port_number> with the port number you selected in Step 4.
2. Log in using the default administrator account credentials you set up earlier.
3. You can now start using Trac for your software project management and bug tracking needs.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed and configured Trac on a Windows 11 machine. You can now start creating Trac projects and tracking issues and bugs in your software projects.

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