How to Install CDS on Windows 10

CDS (Continuous Delivery Service) is an open-source Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery platform. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing CDS on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• A Windows 10 machine with administrator privileges.
• Git must be installed.
• Docker Desktop must be installed and running.
• The latest version of Go must be installed.

Steps to Install CDS

Follow the below steps to install CDS on your Windows 10 machine:

1. Open the command prompt using the "Run as Administrator" option.

2. Run the following command to create a new folder for CDS:

   mkdir cds
   

3. Navigate to the newly created folder using the following command:

   cd cds
   

4. Clone the CDS repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/ovh/cds.git
   

5. Navigate to the cloned CDS repository using the following command:

   cd cds
   

6. Run the following command to start the CDS installation process:

   make install
   

7. Once the installation process is completed, run the following command to start the CDS server:

   ./cds start
   

8. Open your browser and navigate to the following URL to access the CDS web interface:

   http://localhost:8080/
   

9. You will be greeted with the CDS login page. Enter the default credentials:

   Username: admin
   Password: admin
   

10. You will be directed to the CDS dashboard. Congratulations, you have successfully installed CDS on your Windows 10 machine.

Conclusion

The installation process for CDS on Windows 10 can seem complicated, but the above steps should make it easy. Now that you have CDS installed, you can start building and automating your application pipelines.

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