Tutorial: How to Install OpenShift on Windows 11

OpenShift is an open-source container application platform developed by Red Hat. It provides a way to develop, deploy, and manage containerized applications. In this tutorial, we will be installing OpenShift on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please ensure that you have met the following requirements:

• Windows 11 Operating System
• Internet connection
• Administrator access to your computer

Step 1: Download and Install VirtualBox

OpenShift requires you to run a virtual machine on your computer. The virtual machine allows you to run multiple operating systems on your computer. To run OpenShift, we need to download and install VirtualBox. Follow these steps to download and install VirtualBox:

1. Go to the VirtualBox website and download the latest version of VirtualBox for Windows hosts.
2. Double-click the downloaded installer file and follow the setup wizard to install VirtualBox on your computer.

Step 2: Download and Install Vagrant

Vagrant is a tool that allows you to manage and provision virtual machines. OpenShift provides Vagrant box images that we can use to spin up a virtual machine. Follow these steps to download and install Vagrant:

1. Go to the Vagrant website and download the latest version of Vagrant for Windows.
2. Double-click the downloaded installer file and follow the setup wizard to install Vagrant on your computer.

Step 3: Download and Install OpenShift

Now that we have VirtualBox and Vagrant installed, we can download and install OpenShift. Follow these steps to download and install OpenShift:

1. Go to the OpenShift website and download the latest version of OpenShift for Windows.

2. Extract the downloaded file to a directory on your computer.

3. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted OpenShift.

4. Type the following command to start the virtual machine:

   vagrant up
   

   This command will download and configure the OpenShift virtual machine. The first time you run this command, it will take some time to download and configure the virtual machine.

5. Once the virtual machine is up and running, you can log in to the OpenShift console by opening a web browser and navigating to https://10.10.10.10:8443. Log in with the username admin and the password admin.

That's it! You have successfully installed OpenShift on Windows 11.

Conclusion

OpenShift is a powerful container application platform that allows you to develop, deploy, and manage containerized applications. By following this tutorial, you should now have OpenShift up and running on your Windows 11 computer.

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