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Last modified by Erik Bakker on 2025/04/18 13:54
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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 5: Add user to Docker group **
90 +**Step 4: Add user to Docker group **
91 91  
92 -{{code language="cmd"}}
93 93  sudo visudo
94 -
95 - #Add following lines
96 -
93 + #Add following lines to bashrc
94 +
97 97   # Don't ask for password
98 98   %docker ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/dockerd
99 -{{/code}}
100 -
101 -**Step 6: Update wsl config file **
102 -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
103 -
104 -First, locate the config file or add it to the location %USERPROFILE%. The name should be .wslconfig (no extension)
105 -
106 -
107 -{{code language="cmd"}}
108 - #Add following lines
109 -
97 + #Set WSL config for memory
98 + USERDIR/.wslconfig
110 110   # Settings apply across all Linux distros running on WSL 2
111 111   [wsl2]
112 112   # 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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113 113   memory=16GB
114 114   # Sets the VM to use two virtual processors
115 115   processors=2
116 -{{/code}}
117 117  
118 -
119 -**Step 7: Auto start the linux subsystem when server restarts **
106 +(Exit WSL: wsl --shutdown)
120 120  
121 121  
122 122  ===3.4 Installation requirements Windows Server 2019 version >1806===