How to Install CapsuleCD on Windows 10

CapsuleCD is an open-source tool that simplifies the creation of custom Linux distributions that run on cloud platforms. It helps in creating secure, self-contained, and minimal Linux images that can be deployed across various cloud providers. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install CapsuleCD on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 operating system
• Git installed on the system
• Docker Desktop installed on the system

Steps

1. Open the command prompt on your system by pressing Windows + R keys simultaneously.

2. Type cmd in the "Run" dialog box and press Enter to open the command prompt.

3. Navigate to the folder where you want to install CapsuleCD. For example, type the following command to navigate to the "Documents" folder.

cd C:\Users\<username>\Documents

4. Clone the CapsuleCD repository using Git by typing the following command in the command prompt.

git clone https://github.com/analogj/capsulecd.git

5. After cloning, navigate to the "capsulecd" folder by typing the following command in the command prompt.

cd capsulecd

6. Initialize a new CapsuleCD project by running the following command.

capsulecd init my_project

7. This will create a new folder "my_project" in the "capsulecd" directory.

8. Navigate to the "my_project" directory.

cd my_project

9. Run the following command in the command prompt to build a CapsuleCD image.

capsulecd build ubuntu

10. This will build an Ubuntu image using CapsuleCD.

11. Once the image is built, you can view it under the "output" folder.

12. You can deploy the CapsuleCD image to cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, etc.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed CapsuleCD on Windows 10. You can now use CapsuleCD to create custom Linux images and deploy them to the cloud of your choice.

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