Bug tracker running off a USB pendrive. Is this possible?

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I desire to run a bug tracker off a USB pendrive (for a variety of reasons, mostly because I frequently do not have internet access and need to hop around from machine to machine).

Does anyone have any advice on achieving this? I know mySQL and such can all be installed on a pendrive, just wondered if anyone had put this all together in one nice and easy package?

Bor answered 12/11, 2009 at 15:39 Comment(0)

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The fossil distributed version control system includes a bug tracker and runs simply and easily from a USB drive without needing any setup.

Procedure goes something like this:

Insert pendrive. Assume it is mounted as drive Z:
Open a dos window
Type z:/fossil ui

The fossul ui, including a bug tracker, will open in your default browser.

Mandi answered 12/11, 2009 at 15:49 Comment(4)

This will give you wiki documentation, bug tracking, and DVCS all in one. It also runs Windows, Mac, and Linus. Good luck with your search – Desiraedesire 26/6, 2010 at 13:43

I looked at this.. it requires you to put the exe in the path.. Not a real issue for any of us, but not really something running off a USB.. – Cess 6/12, 2011 at 21:50

@Cess Not so. Procedure given in my answer. – Mandi 6/12, 2011 at 22:1

Fossil web ui does not have search feature (which is must for me). There is already a feature request fossil-scm.org/index.html/tktview?name=923872a184 – Endolymph 26/11, 2013 at 13:46

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Take a look at DevProject Manager. It is nice app and should be exactly what you are asking for.

Kassab answered 5/2, 2010 at 20:4 Comment(0)

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How about a distributed bug tracking system. I have not used any, but they exist and may fit your needs. Here is an overview article.

Clubby answered 12/11, 2009 at 15:49 Comment(0)

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I wrote my own little thing (in a weekend so it's not great).

It stores projects (bugs and schedule info) in XML format.

https://rapidshare.com/files/4054848029/Projects.zip

I've got it on the SD card in my phone, in it's own directory, with it's project files. It does store the last project file opened in the registry, but other than that it leaves no trace..

Cess answered 12/11, 2009 at 15:39 Comment(0)

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You might look into getting XAMP or WAMP setup on a flash drive and see if you can use that as a portable solution. Both of those have apache, MySQL and PHP installed on them, so you should be able to use most any PHP based bug tracker on that apache web server.

Good luck and hope this helps.

Lindahl answered 12/11, 2009 at 15:45 Comment(0)

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I believe you'd be able to run Trac off a pen drive. Install trac using sqlite to the pen drive, then when you add it to the system, have a bat file or something to run tracd.exe and you are ready to roll.

I'm doubtful someone has a package of that 'ready to roll' so it will take a little fiddling to get it working, but then again most people don't run bug trackers on pen drives so doing some fiddling is probably going to be unavoidable.

Dumbwaiter answered 12/11, 2009 at 15:52 Comment(0)

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I bundle our companies application, a J2EE client-server system onto a USB stick (atop Postgres, on Ubuntu). (It's not a bucgtracker.) You can have anything you want on a USB stick.

Postgres/Remastersys is your friend.

Relucent answered 16/11, 2009 at 6:46 Comment(0)

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I use Instant Mantis. http://www.mantisbt.org/wiki/doku.php/mantisbt:instantmantis Easier to configure. Runs the exactly the same Mantis code.

Endolymph answered 28/11, 2013 at 16:39 Comment(0)

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