How to Install Trac on macOS

Trac is an open source project management software that can be installed and run on macOS. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Trac on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting the Trac installation process, you need to make sure that your macOS has the following:

• Python 2.7.x or 3.4+
• setuptools and pip installed
• SQLite or PostgreSQL installed

Step 1: Install Trac

1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS.
2. Use the following command to install Trac with pip:

pip install Trac

If you have multiple Python versions installed on your system, you may need to use a specific version of pip to install Trac. For example, if you want to use Python 3.x:

python3 -m pip install Trac

3. After the installation process is completed successfully, you can check the Trac version by running the following command:

trac-admin --version

Step 2: Create a Trac Project

1. The next step is to create a Trac project. First, create a new directory for your project using the following command:

mkdir ~/trac-projects

2. Navigate to the newly created directory:

cd ~/trac-projects

3. Use the following command to create a new Trac project:

trac-admin myproject initenv

Replace "myproject" with the name you want to give your project.

4. Follow the prompts to set up the project, including database settings, admin credentials, and project name and description.

Step 3: Run the Trac Development Server

1. After the project is created, you can run the development server using the following command:

tracd --port 8000 ~/trac-projects/myproject

Replace "myproject" with the name of your project.

2. This will start the server on port 8000. You can access the Trac web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked through the installation process of Trac on macOS, including creating a new project and running the development server. You are now ready to use Trac for project management. Happy tracking!

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