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Try to use docker for Windows. Hyperv is extremely performant. In my day to day work I'm using Windows, but I'm constantly using a mixture of WSL and docker. I

Try to use docker for Windows. Hyperv is extremely performant. In my day to day work I'm using Windows, but I'm constantly using a mixture of WSL and docker. I set up things like Cassandra, MySQL, debugging sessions, nginx using docker. For small Unix tools/launching my applications I use WSL. For other small tools I use powershell. It took some time getting use to it, but now I actually do feel like in an utopia. No pain for the last 3-4 months or so. You do have to get proficient with docker though for this to work.

drdaeman 9y ago
Sorry, but can you please share any recipes for mixing WSL and Docker, or you just meant that you use one or another on project-to-project basis (not together)? I know I can do basic commands (even building images with `docker -H 127.0.0.1 build -t foo .` works), but I failed to find any way to share WSL filesystem with the containers (`docker run -v $(pwd):/foo ...`).
- cube2222 9y ago
  Well, let's say my project's in C:\Development\Projects\MyAmazingProject I can open bash there (WSL), or start a container docker run -v C:\Development\Projects\MyAmazingProject:/mnt/project --net=host -it ubuntu bash Though i usually do this only when I need to debug something. (WSL can't spawn additional threads, which breaks for example Delve, the Go debugger) Need to connect to a cassandra db? docker run -it cassandra cqlsh mycassandraaddress Docker compose works well too. And because WSL has unified network interfaces with windows, I can easily start a process in WSL and access a DB which I've run in docker. I use docker from PowerShell, just saying.
scotu 9y ago
just as a note to whom might read the parent comment: correct me if I'm wrong but docker for windows is not available on windows home (I think you need windows pro, because home does not come with hyperv)... that's all :)
- cube2222 9y ago
  just as a note to whome might read both parent comments: yes, that's correct. I'd even add to this, that I absolutely wouldn't be able to use win 10 home as a development machine, pro is necessary for me.

drdaeman 9y ago

Sorry, but can you please share any recipes for mixing WSL and Docker, or you just meant that you use one or another on project-to-project basis (not together)? I know I can do basic commands (even building images with `docker -H 127.0.0.1 build -t foo .` works), but I failed to find any way to share WSL filesystem with the containers (`docker run -v $(pwd):/foo ...`).

cube2222 9y ago
Well, let's say my project's in C:\Development\Projects\MyAmazingProject I can open bash there (WSL), or start a container docker run -v C:\Development\Projects\MyAmazingProject:/mnt/project --net=host -it ubuntu bash Though i usually do this only when I need to debug something. (WSL can't spawn additional threads, which breaks for example Delve, the Go debugger) Need to connect to a cassandra db? docker run -it cassandra cqlsh mycassandraaddress Docker compose works well too. And because WSL has unified network interfaces with windows, I can easily start a process in WSL and access a DB which I've run in docker. I use docker from PowerShell, just saying.

scotu 9y ago

just as a note to whom might read the parent comment: correct me if I'm wrong but docker for windows is not available on windows home (I think you need windows pro, because home does not come with hyperv)... that's all :)

cube2222 9y ago
just as a note to whome might read both parent comments: yes, that's correct. I'd even add to this, that I absolutely wouldn't be able to use win 10 home as a development machine, pro is necessary for me.