To configure a Trac environment, you must run the following command and follow the prompts: trac-admin initenv Here, "" is the location on your disk where you want to place the project environment. "" is the configuration file of your project environment which allows to setup the name of the project, etc. To get started with Trac, you can use the built-in webserver, by running: tracd -p 8085 Now you can open up a web brower and go to http://localhost:8085/. You should see a single link for the project you just created. If you follow the link, you should see trac in action. You can find the Trac Installation and Upgrade Guides here: http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/TracInstall http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/TracUpgrade