Set up Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) in Docker
This section provides instructions for setting up your local AL2 environment in Docker. For instructions to set up AL2 in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), see Set up Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Requirements
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Microsoft Windows 10 or higher
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
or later, with the Desktop development with C++ workload installed
To set up AL2 in Docker
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If you have not already configured your AWS credentials for the AWS CLI, follow these instructions: Configuring the AWS CLI. If you are just using SimSpace Weaver then you can configure the AWS CLI to use your SimSpace Weaver credentials by default.
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Download the SimSpace Weaver app SDK distributable package
. It contains the following: -
Binaries and libraries for SimSpace Weaver app development
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Helper scripts that automate parts of the development workflow
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Sample applications that demonstrate SimSpace Weaver concepts
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Unzip the file to an
sdk-folder
of your choice. -
Go to the
sdk-folder
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Enter the following command to create a Docker image.
docker-create-image.bat
Note
If you get an error during this step, make sure that Docker is running.