Shield is an open source software for backing up and restoring data in cloud-native environments. It can be installed on Windows 10 and other operating systems. In this tutorial, we will walk you through step-by-step instructions on how to install Shield on Windows 10.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Open a command prompt with administrator privileges.
Install the Shield dependencies using Chocolatey by running the following command:
choco install -y ruby ruby.devkit
Install Shield by cloning the GitHub repository using Git. You can do this by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/starkandwayne/shield.git
Change to the Shield directory by running the following command:
cd shield
Install the Shield gem dependencies by running the following command:
gem install bundler
bundle install --without development
Initialize the Shield configuration by running the following command:
bundle exec rake setup
This will create a config.yml file in the config directory.
Edit the config/config.yml file and modify the contents to reflect your environment.
For example, you may want to change the path to your backups directory or specify your cloud provider credentials.
Start the Shield server by running the following command:
bundle exec foreman start
Navigate to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser to access the Shield web interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Shield on your Windows 10 machine.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Shield on Windows 10. By following these steps, you can now back up and restore data in cloud-native environments using Shield. If you need additional help with Shield, visit the official Shield documentation on GitHub.
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