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Windows setup

Windows setup

Running Aetheris on Windows 10/11.

Recommended: Docker Desktop

# Install Docker Desktop from docker.com (WSL2 backend)
git clone https://github.com/aetheris-project/aetheris-app.git
cd aetheris-app
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d --build

No native Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL or Redis needed.

Via winget

winget install AetherisProject.AetherisWindowsInstaller

Launches a TUI wizard that manages the Docker stack automatically.

Native install (automated)

git clone https://github.com/aetheris-project/aetheris-installer.git
cd aetheris-installer
python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
python -m aetheris_installer --yes

Generates start-web.bat, start-backend.bat and Task Scheduler entries.

Native install (manual)

Requires Node.js 20+ and Python 3.10+:

cd aetheris-app
npm ci
npx prisma generate
npx prisma migrate deploy
npm run build
npm run start

WSL2

Install Ubuntu 22.04 in WSL2, then follow the Linux instructions:

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04
wsl
# follow: installation.md → section 2 (Docker) or 3 (Linux)

See also: Installation, Windows Installer.