# Orthanc in a Docker container on a Windows machine thanks to WSL 2

**URL:** https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/orthanc-in-a-docker-container-on-a-windows-machine-thanks-to-wsl-2/2449
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**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/orthanc-in-a-docker-container-on-a-windows-machine-thanks-to-wsl-2/2449 "2021-05-21T20:35:47Z")
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### Author: ![Benoit\_Crickboom2](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Benoit\_Crickboom2](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/u/Benoit_Crickboom2)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/orthanc-in-a-docker-container-on-a-windows-machine-thanks-to-wsl-2/2449/1 "2021-05-21T20:35:47Z")

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Hi everybody,

I’ve just succeeded in running Orthanc in a Docker container (Osimis image - [https://hub.docker.com/r/osimis/orthanc](https://hub.docker.com/r/osimis/orthanc)) on a Windows 10 machine thanks to WSL 2 ([https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)).

I followed this procedure to install WSL 2:

[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10)

I chose Debian.

And then installed Docker Desktop:  
[https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/)

Finally, I run Orthanc from the Debian shell.

It worked like a charm but I just spent a couple of minutes on that topic, so I don’t know if this solution is reliable…

Don’t hesitate to ask if you have some question…

Cheers!