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Windows 11 pro deployment using an image

Deploy Stargate on Windows Pro(non-pro versions do not support Hyper-V)

Install Hyper-V

  • Click the Start button, then type "Turn Windows features on or off"
  • Click on that button
  • Mark Hyper-V and click "OK"
  • After the installation completes, click "Restart now" and wait for Windows to boot again

Get the image

Import the image file and create a VM with it

  • Click the "Start" button and type "Hyper-V Quick Create"
  • Click on that icon
  • Choose "Local installation source"
  • Uncheck "This machine will run Windows"
  • Click "Change installation source", navigate to the downloaded .VHDX image and click on it
  • Click "Create virtual machine"
  • Click "Edit settings"
  • Under "Memory", choose "RAM" 8192 MB
  • Under "Processor", choose "Number of virtual processors" 4
  • Click "OK"
  • Click "Connect"
  • Click "Start"

Log in and initialize the stargate instance

  • Log in to the VM console with the hinadmin user in order to configure and install the stargate components.
  • To obtain the hinadmin password, send an email to aroel.vandenbroele@hin.ch with the subject: "Password required for VM installation."
sudo su -
cd stargate-deployment/docker-compose/

./scripts/install.sh