Fast, efficient plugin development with Docker dev install (Windows WSL2)

[merefield (Robert)]

After messing with a hacked together Ubuntu install of Discourse for development for many years, I finally replaced my PC recently with an up-to-date monster, and thought it would be great to try out the Discourse Docker Dev solution over my 12 new cores (on Windows) .

It runs fantastically, my workflow is now so much faster! Game changer!

Credit to the whole stack for making this possible (WSL2 & Docker = wow!), but of course, praise here for this fantastic setup:

Install Discourse for development using Docker

Developing using Docker Since Discourse runs in Docker, you should be able to run Discourse directly from your source directory using a Discourse development container. Pros: No need to install any system dependencies, no configuration needed at all for setting up a development environment quickly. Cons: Will be slightly slower than the native dev environment on Ubuntu, and much slower than a native install on MacOS. Step 1: Install Docker Ubuntu curl -fsSL https:/…

Thank you @rishabh and team!