For those of you who feel it is hard getting trac (or any other software) running, may I give a brief recommendation of the way I did it (at least, for those starting from scratch)?
Install a fairly minimal Linux system (I used a 64-bit debian server installation, with no non-essential package options). Use lvm2 for your disks, combined with either reiserfs or xfs - that lets you make separate partitions for different purposes, and resize then as needed without even umounting them. Pick a virtual server system. I use openvz, which gives strong separation with minimal overhead (the virtual servers share the main kernel) - alternatives include linux-vservers (slightly lighter), kvm (heavier, as the kernels are separate), xen (even the "host" is a virtual machine), and various commercial choices. Don't install any significant software on the host. Make virtual servers for each application, using a lvm2 partition for each. The virtual servers can be different distros (I use a mixture of 32-bit and 64-bit debian, but you can spread out wider than that even while sharing the kernel). This way, you can pick whichever distribution you want to fit the problem at hand, and you can pick whichever versions of the software you like. If you have a trac server that prefers apache 2, use apache 2 on your trac virtual server. If you have a crm server that prefers apache 1, use apache 1 on the crm virtual server - there are no conflicts, and no concerns about which port they want to use, as they are different virtual servers. If you're half-way through a server setup, and find you've made a complete mess, erasing the virtual server and starting again is done in a couple of minutes (using a web cache proxy makes downloads and updates faster). Many people will tell you about the benefits of virtual servers in terms of security, or the ability to use fewer physical servers, or the ability to migrate virtual servers between physical servers as you need more power or space. All of that is true, but the big benefit I see is the separation of tasks so that you can avoid any questions of conflicts, and the freedom to have different balances between version stability and frequent updates for different services. My trac installation was done quickly and easily following a couple of how-tos found by google, starting from a minimal installation of debian on a virtual server. David --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Trac Users" group. To post to this group, send email to trac-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
