Redmine + Apache + Proxying Webrick on Windows 7

First, Run Redmine on Webrick

Go to your app directory in commandline:

ruby script\server -p 4000 -e production --path=/redmine

Now the app will be running on http://localhost:4000.

Configure Apache to Proxy the Redmine

Make sure proxy is enabled.

LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so

In <apache_root>\conf\extra\httpd-proxy.conf, put the following:

<Proxy *>
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Proxy>

Create a new file in <apache root>\conf\extra\ called httpd-<appname>.conf Place the following into the file

Alias /redmine "P:/web/redmine/public"
<Directory "P:/web/redmine/public">
	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
	AllowOverride none
	Order allow,deny
	Allow from all
</Directory>

<IfModule proxy_module>
<IfModule proxy_http_module>
	ProxyPass /redmine/images !
	ProxyPass /redmine/stylesheets !
	ProxyPass /redmine/javascripts !
	ProxyPass /redmine http://127.0.0.1:4000/redmine
	ProxyPassReverse /redmine http://localhost:4000/redmine
	ProxyPreserveHost On
	#continue with other static files that should be served by apache
	Alias /redmine/images P:/web/redmine/public/images/
	Alias /redmine/stylesheets P:/web/redmine/public/stylesheets/
	Alias /redmine/javascript P:/web/redmine/public/javascript/
	# Remove the following on public sites as this is insecure
	Alias /redmine/plugin_assets C:/Repositories/redmine/public/plugin_assets/
	Alias /redmine/help C:/Repositories/redmine/public/help/
</IfModule>
</IfModule>

Run Webrick on Startup

Place the following into a batch file and run it at startup (regedit "run" thingie or just simply place it in the Startup folder)

P:
cd \web\redmine
ruby script\server -p 4000 -e production --path=/redmine -d

Note: the -d option will make Webrick run as a daemon. Update: the "-d" option doesn't seem to work on Windows version of ruby ("daemon.rb:4:in `fork': fork() function is unimplemented on this machine"). So maybe without the -d option and set the no-window option in the batch file options. Update: you can use Task Scheduler instead http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-ZA/w7itprogeneral/thread/0013415c-ad8c-4c58-84b7-7ef8eff46cda Command: ruby Argument: script\server -p 4000 -e production --path=/redmine Start in P:\web\redmine "Runs with highest privileges" and "At startup"