trac is pretty easy to setup.
Ask HN: Any recommendations for bug tracking software?
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Re: Ask HN: Any recommendations for bug tracking software?
#22I'm very happy with Redmine, and it's free. :) I do host it myself, which is really not very hard (my instance runs off a Ubuntu Server VM on my Windows work machine, and took about 30 mins to get running).
I just setup Redmine after seeing a comment about it here yesterday, took longer for the new subdomain to propagate than to install. In a day I have fully switched from a bunch of Trac installs since I can manage multiple projects with Redmine. Though I still think Trac's repo browsing is slightly better.
I have run trac and redmine, I like trac more since I grok the python and find it pretty easy to hack extensions.
Re: Ask HN: Any recommendations for bug tracking software?
#23Fossil? http://www.fossil-scm.org/
Not sure why everyone recommends trac, my personal experience with trac has been that it's too simplistic.
Since you want to track bugs across several projects, it may not be possible to find a hosted free bug tracker and should perhaps checkout redmine, bugzilla (a pain) or mantis and install it on your own server.
A simple way to try out is use google spread-sheets or even your own local spread-sheet.
Re: Ask HN: Any recommendations for bug tracking software?
#24redmine (the bitnami redmine stack version)
http://bitnami.org/stack/redmine
and anything else by bitnami is also reputable for the simplicity in the installation process
even the iphone app is free:
Re: Ask HN: Any recommendations for bug tracking software?
#25If you would like to have a simple app which can align more with your requirements, you can build one online in a few minutes, using iFreeTools Creator. Check out: http://blogs.ifreetools.com/2010/03/building-simple-bug-trac... The overview of the steps involved.. - Edit App Settings to re-brand, set time-zone, etc.,. (optional) - Add Bug Entity - Add Attributes for Bug - Start using the Bug Tracker
interesting. but not sure why you wouldn't just use google code since you're building the entire thing in GAE anyway?
Re: Ask HN: Any recommendations for bug tracking software?
#26I host all of my projects on GitHub, so I just use their built in Issues system. For something a little more heavyweight, Lighthouse is a good option, too.
Beware that the only way to get your data out of Lighthouse is in JSON format. Basically you will get a ton of folders containing JSON files and attachments. You will have to write custom software to import that data into other bugtrackers, in case you want to switch. Its the same with their support app, tender.
Re: Ask HN: Any recommendations for bug tracking software?
#27I host all of my projects on GitHub, so I just use their built in Issues system. For something a little more heavyweight, Lighthouse is a good option, too.
I quite like Lighthouse too. But pay attention to the other comment in this thread about exporting.
Unfortunately, it is for pay unless your project is open-source though.
Re: Ask HN: Any recommendations for bug tracking software?
#28If you would like to have a simple app which can align more with your requirements, you can build one online in a few minutes, using iFreeTools Creator. Check out: http://blogs.ifreetools.com/2010/03/building-simple-bug-trac... The overview of the steps involved.. - Edit App Settings to re-brand, set time-zone, etc.,. (optional) - Add Bug Entity - Add Attributes for Bug - Start using the Bug Tracker
interesting. but not sure why you wouldn't just use google code since you're building the entire thing in GAE anyway?
I believe Google Code is only for open-source projects.