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Installing Podman on Windows
- By Ercan S.
- 17/04/2025
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This guide outlines the steps to install Podman on a Windows environment. 1. Enable Required Windows Features Open PowerShell as Administrator and execute: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart Restart your computer to apply the changes. 2. Install WSL 2 Download and install the latest WSL 2 update from: https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi 3. Set WSL 2 as Default Version In PowerShell,..
Changing Podman Data Directory on Windows
- By Ercan S.
- 17/04/2025
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This guide outlines the steps to change the Podman data directory on a Windows environment by exporting and importing the WSL instance. 1. Stop the Podman Machine Execute the following command to stop the Podman machine: podman machine stop 2. Export the WSL Instance Export the existing WSL instance to a backup file: wsl --export <<instance_name>> backup.tar 3. Unregister the WSL Instance Unregister the current WSL instance: wsl --unregister <<instance_name>> 4. Import the WSL Instance to New Location Import the WSL instance to t..