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26 26  
27 27  ===3.2 Installation requirements Linux===
28 28  
29 -* Whenever Linux is selected as operating system, the latest version of Ubuntu will work
30 -* Install latest version of the Docker engine - see for instance {{code}}https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/{{/code}}
31 -* Go to the next section around installing the eMagiz agent
29 +* Whenever Linux is selected as operating system, the latest version of Ubuntu will work. Other Linux distributions will also work such as Debian or Red Hat.
30 +* Install latest version of the Docker engine - see for instance this link below. For other Linux distributions similar install guides are available on this link.
32 32  
33 -===3.3 Installation requirements Windows Server 2022===
32 +{{code}}https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/{{/code}}
34 34  
34 +
35 +* Install the eMagiz Deploy agent
36 +
37 +===3.3 Installation requirements Windows Server 2022 (Docker Desktop)===
38 +
39 +{{info}}Please note that this section also applies to Windows Server 2019 version >1806{{/info}}
40 +
35 35  These are the requirements to allow the installation of the eMagiz Docker agent:
36 -* Install latest version of Docker Desktop from {{code}}https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/{{/code}}
42 +* Install latest version of Docker Desktop from
43 +
44 +{{code}}https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/{{/code}}
45 +
37 37  * Validate if WSL 2.0 is properly installed
38 -* Go to the next section around installing the eMagiz Docker agent
47 +* Install the eMagiz Deploy agent
39 39  
40 40  ===3.3 Installation requirements Windows Server 2022 (without Docker Desktop) ===
41 -
50 +
51 +{{info}}Please note that this section also applies to Windows Server 2019 version >1806{{/info}}
52 +
53 +The steps below will install a linux subsystem under Windows. In that Linux system, Docker and Java will be installed. Please note that the Windows server needs to be able to run Virtualized (either via BIOS setting or via Nested Virtualization).
54 +
42 42  **Step 1: Install linux distribution**
43 43  
44 44  {{code language="cmd"}}
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87 87   /mnt/c/Windows/System32/wsl.exe -d $DOCKER_DISTRO sh -c "nohup sudo -b dockerd < /dev/null > $DOCKER_LOG_DIR/dockerd.log 2>&1"
88 88  {{/code}}
89 89  
90 -**Step 4: Add user to Docker group **
103 +**Step 5: Add user to Docker group **
91 91  
105 +{{code language="cmd"}}
92 92  sudo visudo
93 - #Add following lines to bashrc
94 -
107 +
108 + #Add following lines
109 +
95 95   # Don't ask for password
96 96   %docker ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/dockerd
97 - #Set WSL config for memory
98 - USERDIR/.wslconfig
112 +{{/code}}
113 +
114 +**Step 6: Update wsl config file **
115 +In this step we need to add or update the WSL config file that manages the resources of the Linux subsystem. Important resources to manage are the assigned memory and number of processors. For memory we recommend to review the mempory settings for the runtime that need to run on this server and add 762 MB to the total value of the heap and non-heap of these runtimes. For processor we recommend to set the value to 2 - depending on the amount of processors available on that machine
116 +
117 +First, locate the config file or add it to the location %USERPROFILE%. The name should be .wslconfig (no extension)
118 +
119 +
120 +{{code language="cmd"}}
121 + #Add following lines
122 +
99 99   # Settings apply across all Linux distros running on WSL 2
100 100   [wsl2]
101 101   # Limits VM memory to use no more than 4 GB, this can be set as whole numbers using GB or MB
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102 102   memory=16GB
103 103   # Sets the VM to use two virtual processors
104 104   processors=2
129 +{{/code}}
105 105  
106 -(Exit WSL: wsl --shutdown)
131 +
132 +**Step 7: Auto start the linux subsystem when server restarts **
107 107  
108 108  
109 109  ===3.4 Installation requirements Windows Server 2019 version >1806===