UBUNTU Multipass

Ubuntu Multipass is an excellent tool that enables users to run a StanagOnDemand server on Windows quickly and efficiently. Multipass allows users to create and launch lightweight virtual machines optimized for running Ubuntu. With its easy-to-use interface and quick setup, Ubuntu Multipass is one of the fastest and most convenient ways to run a server on Windows.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to run a StanagOnDemand server using Ubuntu Multipass.

Prerequisites:

Windows 10 Pro or VirtualBox

Steps:

1. Go to https://multipass.run/ and download and install Multipass for Windows. Select either the Windows or VirtualBox hypervisor.

2. Determine the network interface you want to run StanagOnDemand Server on by using the ipconfig command. In this example we use the Ethernet adapter.

Select network interface

We will be using Ethernet adapter

3. Create a VM using the following command:

multipass launch --network Ethernet -c 4 -d 20G -m 5G -n stserver

In the above command we assign a network adapter, 4 CPU cores, 20 GB of disk space and 5 GB of RAM to the server and name it stserver.

After the command completes, run multipass list to verify that the VM is running.

multipass list

Multipass list

4. Log in to your VM using the command multipass shell. The default user will be ubuntu.

multipass shell stserver

Multipass login

5. Update the system:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Now the VM is ready. Next we'll install Docker and Docker Compose. You can follow the Docker installation instructions to get the latest version, but here, for simplicity we'll use the apt-get install command.

6. Install Docker:

sudo apt-get install docker.io

7. Add the ubuntu user to the Docker group:

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

8. Log out and then log back in to apply the group membership changes

logout

Log back in

multipass shell stserver

You can verify that Docker is installed and running:

docker run hello-world

9. Install Docker Compose:

sudo apt-get install docker-compose

You now have Docker and Docker Compose installed on your Ubuntu system.
Follow the instructions to install StanagOnDemand server.