How to Install OpenFaaS on Windows 11

OpenFaaS is a framework for building serverless functions and microservices. In this guide, we will see how to install OpenFaaS on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• Windows 11 installed on your machine.
• Docker Desktop installed and running. You can download it from https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop.
• Git installed. You can download it from https://git-scm.com/downloads.

Step 1: Clone OpenFaaS repository

To clone the OpenFaaS repository, open the command prompt or Windows Terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/openfaas/faas.git

This will clone the repository to your current working directory.

Step 2: Install OpenFaaS CLI

The OpenFaaS CLI allows you to interact with the OpenFaaS cluster. To install it, run the following command:

.\faas-cli install

This will download the OpenFaaS CLI executable and install it.

Step 3: Start OpenFaaS

To start OpenFaaS, go to the cloned faas directory and run the following command:

.\deploy_stack.ps1 -g

This will start the OpenFaaS cluster using Docker Compose. -g option tells Docker Compose to run the cluster in global mode, which ensures that every node in the Docker swarm runs a replica of the service.

Step 4: Verify installation

To verify that OpenFaaS is running, run the following command:

.\faas-cli version

This should show you the version of the OpenFaaS CLI and the OpenFaaS Gateway.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we saw how to install OpenFaaS on Windows 11. Now you can start building your serverless functions and microservices with OpenFaaS.

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