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This guide details how to set up a UserVM on a host machine running Microsoft Windows.
{{Critical|We do not support CollabVM server on Windows. We strongly recommend that you install a Linux distribution and follow the main [[UserVM Handbook]] instead. If you experience problems with this guide, you may receive help in the CollabVM discord, but this is not a guarantee and you may be on your own if it's not a simple fix.}}
== The Rules ==
First, the boring part. We ask that all hosts review and follow the [[UserVM Hosting Rules]].
== Prerequisites ==
You'll need:
*A machine with decent specs (8GB of RAM and a modern CPU, probably)
*Microsoft Windows 10 or later. For Linux, see the main [[UserVM Handbook]].
*A decently fast network that allows you to forward a port. We will not accept UserVMs behind services like ngrok. Cloudflare tunnels are fine. You must also have a URL that stays persistent. If your IP is dynamic, you can use services like NOIP or setup a script to auto-update your domain using cloudflare.
*Basic knowledge of how computers and Windows systems work. We aren't going to hold your hand, you need to be comfortable with a command line
*A few hours
== Compiling the server ==
=== Install dependencies ===
Open Command Prompt as administrator.
First, install the Chocolatey package manager. If you already have it installed, you can skip this step.
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powershell -c "Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))"
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Restart CMD to apply the changes to PATH. Now, we'll install the various dependencies CollabVM has:
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choco install git llvm nasm cmake nodejs
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Once again, restart CMD to apply PATH changes.
Enable corepack:
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corepack enable
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