Hello all, Using a windows corporate laptop, i cant really have WSL on my pc without admin rights. I was wondering if it is possible to use Discourse only using Docker Desktop without WSL ? I dont want my website to be accessible from the internet , mly purpose is to manipulate discourse in my loca…

Maybe you can use Install Discourse for development using Docker ? But unless you want to develop plugins, a cloud server is easier.

I tried to but i cant use WSL because i dont have it installed on my computer and i cannot install it without admin rights…

So it sounds like a cloud server will be the easiest way to go.

Since Docker on Windows is a Linux VM, technically you could spin up a vanilla Ubuntu container and then follow Install Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian for Development . Persistence would be a bit awkward, but depending on your need it’s better than nothing.

Docker Desktop를 사용하여 Windows에 Discourse 설치하기

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) 12월 12, 2023, 11:25오전 2

Docker를 사용하여 개발용 Discourse 설치를 사용해 보시는 건 어떨까요?

다만, 플러그인 개발이 목적이라면 클라우드 서버를 사용하는 것이 더 쉽습니다.

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