Windows WSL

wsl.md

Steps

• Follow this Setup
• Make sure Node is in Windows Path
• Add .wslconfig
• Activate Docker WSL to Ubuntu in Docker App Settings
• Git clone from inside WSL, not Windows
• Symlink to directory
• Use yarn start-lite
  • Yarn uses a lot of resources in Windows

%UserProfile%\.wslconfig

[wsl2]
memory=8GB
swap=4GB # or swap=0 if there are issues with memory offloading  
localhostForwarding=true

Tips

Docker May Need Sudo In Windows sudo docker-compose up --build

Start WSL wsl

Shutdown WSL wsl.exe --shutdown

Build and Run Docker docker-compose up --build

Stop Docker Containers docker-compose down

Prune Docker Resources docker system prune -a --volumes

https://jimmybogard.com/taming-the-wsl-2-resource-monster/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl-config#configure-global-options-with-wslconfig

microsoft/WSL#4166 (comment)

https://medium.com/twodigits/wsl-performance-using-intel-and-microsoft-drivers-f8aef9bf15dc

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal/9n0dx20hk701?activetab=pivot:overviewtab