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Install Aeternity node on Windows using the Windows Subsystem Linux

NOTE: These steps describe the setup for a basic CPU mining configuration. Windows Subsystem Linux has no GPU-passthrough support yet. Therefore, a native Windows setup will be required to leverage GPU mining.

Prerequisites

  • An up-to-date Windows 10 installation which supports Windows Subsystem linux
  • A working Microsoft Store
  • PowerShell (which usually comes with Windows 10)
  • Execution of unsigned PowerShell scripts must be allowed. This can usually be achieved by running Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted. Read Microsoft TechNet for more information

Step 1: Get helper scripts

The helper scripts are located in the installer Git repository. You may download the whole repository by

  1. Downloading the Git repository itself;
  2. Or downloading and unpacking a zip archive from latest GitHub release

Alternatively, you can also download the individual scripts:

  • windows/setup-wsl.ps1
  • windows/wsl-run.ps1
  • install.sh

Step 2: Preparing Windows and ubuntu

Most of the setup is automated by the helper scripts. You need to execute the script windows/setup-wsl.ps1 within PowerShell. You can do so by right-clicking on the script in the Windows Explorer, then selecting Run with PowerShell. The output of the script will guide you through the process.

NOTE: You might have to repeat this process up to 3 times, depending on the level of configuration required for your system.

Step 3: Running Aeternity node

Once all configuration has succeeded you can run the Aeternity node node by executing the script windows/wsl-run.ps1.

The running node can be further inspected within the running Ubuntu system like described in the rest of the Aeternity node documentation.