Using Windows with WSL

How to use GalaChain with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

1. Install Docker Desktop

Download and install Docker Desktop from the official website: https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop

If you already have Docker Desktop installed, make sure to update it to the latest version.

2. Install WSL 2 and a Ubuntu-20.04 distribution

Follow the official guide to install WSL 2: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install

We reccomend using Ubuntu-20.04 as your distribution. You can install it running the following command on PowerShell:

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-20.04

Here is a short video from Microsoft about how to install WSL 2 and how to prepare it to build Node.js applications:

3. Enable WSL integration on Docker Desktop

Open Docker Desktop and go to Settings > Resources > WSL Integration and enable the integration with your WSL distribution.

4. Install dependencies and start network

1. Use the WSL extension on VSCode to connect to your WSL distribution.
2. Install Node Version Manager (NVM) on your WSL distribution: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-environment/javascript/nodejs-on-wsl#install-nvm-nodejs-and-npm
3. Install yq and jq on your WSL distribution:

   sudo snap install yq jq
   

4. At this point your WSL environment should be ready to use GalaChain. Follow the instructions on the Getting Started guide to install the CLI and initialize your project.