How can I get Google Code Issue Tracker?

[ProChefChad]

I would really like to be able to use the Google Code Issue Tracker - like this - on my own website that I have a hosting account for. I'm not sure if my app will be open source or not and I don't want to just put it out there in the first place so using Google Code's Hosting is not an option. Also, I've tried to install packages like Trac and Redmine with very little success. I want something that is simple and easy to install and has good issue creation and tracking features. If I can't get Google Code Issue Tracker, are there any good issue tracking software packages out there that you can recommend that are free? Thanks.

[zeroday]

http://flyspray.org/ is quite good and easy to install. The Google Code issue tracker is proprietary I think (which is a bit ironic since Google Code is for open source stuff.....).

[Lant]

What problems did you have installing trac? There plenty of comprehensive guides for loads of different platforms: http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracInstallPlatforms

[ProChefChad]

@zer0day - I did come across FlySpray on this Wikipedia page, but it's layout leaves something to be desired.

@Lant - Funny thing is that my Hosting account has a one-click install for Trac. I do that and it says it's all done. When I then go to the homepage for Trac and go to the Login page, I get a crappy error message about authentication not being setup. The install is never the problem, but setting up authentication doesn't work no matter how many times I search Google or read someone's blog post about how to "fix" it. I also tried installing it a bit more manually (figuring that maybe the one-click had a bug) and ended up with the same problem of authentication being broken. On top of all of that, Trac seems very bulky as if I'll be running a lot of commands from the command line to create projects and such, whereas I would expect to be able to click a button to add a new project. Maybe you can shed some light?

[Kudos Veteran]

Forget Trac and Google Code, Redmine is where it's at, I'm running mine at http://code.crem.in.

[ProChefChad]

Hey! I got Redmine working. I haven't had enough time with it yet to build up a significant issue list, but so far it looks great. I wasn't easy to install, but the instructions I found for it actually worked and there wasn't a single hitch along the way. Thanks for the recommendation!