so i have windows 11 and was wondering what i can do to install erpnext on this system? dual booting to linux is not an option on my laptop.
Enable WSL2 then install docker desktop then follow instructions at GitHub - frappe/erpnext: Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
how big is wsl2.
can wsl 1 and docker also suffice
Frappe doesn’t work on Windows, but you can make it run on your Windows using a virtual machine, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2), or Docker.
Personally, I recommend WSL2. At least for me, it’s very convenient and fast.
You can install Frappe by following this tutorial:
Link to tutorial: How to Install ERPNext v15 on Linux Ubuntu - Step-by-step Instructions
Or you can use Frappe Manager under WSL2 or a virtual machine:
Link to Frappe Manager: Introducing Frappe Manager for Effortless Frappe Installation develop by @rtcamp
how much space does wsl 2 consume?
Varies on Linux distribution but I think minimum 1 GB for Ubuntu but recommend to use Linux because frappe and erpnext it self takes enough space after installation
can you tell me disadvantage of each install method?( wsl 2, docker and virtual box)
also im using windows 11
In terms of disadvantage in wsl 2 there is no fully isolation in networks, and in docker if you use Linux then it is fine because docker is using kernal of os and in unix like os it is available,in virtual machine i can say processing power it takes