To complete the install, run this commands: trac-admin ${MY_HOSTROOT}/trac.db initdb To add security, create a password database. This command is for Apache; adjust for the webserver of your choice. htpasswd2 -c ${MY_HOSTROOT}/trac.passwd Now, all you need to do is to configure your webserver. This would go into Apache's .htaccess file; adjust for the webserver of your choice. SetEnv TRAC_DB ${MY_HOSTROOT}/trac.db AuthType Basic AuthName "trac" AuthUserFile ${MY_HOSTROOT}/trac.passwd Require valid-user