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rahulramesha committed Jun 16, 2021
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Before you follow the instructions above, make sure to check the following steps:
1. You have **WSL2** setup in your machine. If not, please visit: [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10).
2. You have **Docker Desktop** installed with WSL2 backend. If not, please visit: [https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/)
2. You have [Node.js](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/installation-of-node-js-on-linux/) installed on the WSL Distro.
3. You have **Docker Desktop** installed with WSL2 backend. If not, please visit: [https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/).
In the above Docker Desktop setup instructions, make sure to:
In the above [Docker Desktop Setup](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/) instructions, make sure to:
1. Set WSL Distro to run in WSL2 mode.
2. Enable integration with the WSL Distro in Docker Desktop.
3. Install [Remote-WSL](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl) extension in VSCode.
And finally, you can open the folder in VSCode with WSL by,
1. Clicking on Green button on the Bottom Left corner in VSCode
2. Selecting **Reopen Folder in WSL**
Make sure to Clone the Repo in the WSL file system instead of the Windows file System.
After this You can continue Setting up from [here](#pre-requisites). But make sure to have `Nodejs` and `npm` installed on the WSL Distro.
And finally, you can open the folder in VSCode with WSL by following the instructions in [Docker Desktop Setup](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/),
or Alternatively by,
1. Clicking on the Green button on the Bottom Left corner in VSCode.
2. Selecting **Open Folder in WSL** and navigating to the folder in WSL.
After this You can continue Setting up from [here](#pre-requisites).
### Troubleshooting
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