Here we will show you how to set up a Linux Virtual Machine on your Windows 10 computer, with our preconfigured Docker container.
Setting Up Windows Subsystem for Linux 2
Search -> powershell -> Run as Administrator
Download and install latest Linux installation package from here:
https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
Restart machine.
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
wsl --set-default-version 2
https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi
Restart machine.
Installing Docker
Download Desktop Docker Installer from here:
https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/
Install with default options checked.
Close out and restart machine.
Windows -> Search -> powershellIgnore the message, just make sure it works.
https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/
Install with default options checked.
Close out and restart machine.
Windows -> Search -> powershell
docker run --rm hello-world
Create A Container
Get your NCS auth token from this page:
https://cloud.neocortix.com/profile/api
Substitute your NCS auth token in YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN in the command below, and run it:
Windows -> Search -> powershellGenerate the SSH key by typing the following command:
Exit the container by running
All the steps above need to be done just once, to set everything up.
https://cloud.neocortix.com/profile/api
Substitute your NCS auth token in YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN in the command below, and run it:
Windows -> Search -> powershell
docker run -it --name ncs --hostname ncs -e NCS_AUTH_TOKEN=YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN -v $HOME/ncs:/root/ncs neocortix/ncs
ssh-keygen -t rsa -N "" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
exit
Launch The Container
Windows -> Search -> PowerShell
This command will launch your Linux Virtual Machine. You will use this command anytime you want to re-launch it.
docker start -i ncs
In that container, you download and run the installNcs.sh script as usual. You will see there the "ncs" folder, located in the home directory. This is mapping to your host machine. Its content is a content of "ncs" folder, located on your host machine, in your home directory (on Windows, this is
C:\Users\<username>
, on Mac it's
/Users/<username>
, on Linux it's
/home/<username>
). Use this folder for sending data from the host machine to the container and back.
That's it! Now you have a Linux Virtual Machine that you can use for all of the Neocortix tutorials and examples.