Trac with proxy server

This is a tutorial to get Trac (behind tracd) working with an Apache-hosted DreamHost site on DreamHost VPS/DS (only tested VPS).

Why would I proxy Trac? It supports FastCGI!

• Trac/FastCGI is slightly slower than Trac/tracd
• Trac/tracd is more lightweight and conserves resources (compare 30MB with one fastcgi trac to 13MB-21MB with tracd)
• Most FastCGI setups involve playing with configure scripts and even more playing with for logins, with this you don't have to

Alright, now show me!

1. Create your environment(s) with trac-admin

• if you want more than one environment, remember to append -e to the tracd command line and make your environments in a subfolder of the parent folder; eg.
  • trac-envs/
    • myawesomeproject1
    • myawesomeproject2

1. Create an .htpasswd file (should not be public): htpasswd -c mypasswdfile myuser
2. Run tracd (in a screen): tracd -p 23234 --basic-auth="*,/home/YOURUSER/mypaswdfile,Trac Login" /home/YOURUSER/trac-env/
   1. change the port (-p) to something else
   2. add -s if you are hosting a single project -- it'll skip the listing you normally get
   3. if want to be able to have your changes live Ctrl-C and re-run the command (hint: pressing up in most shells will help you get the command) or use -r (not recommended)
3. Add the configuration for it to https://panel.dreamhost.com/index.cgi?tree=domain.proxy&
   1. Should be obvious :) For those who don't know:
      1. Under Set Up A Proxy Server Port, enter the value you gave to -p as "Port Number to Proxy:" and deal with the proxied domain part. Here's an example: