Setting up a Nextcloud All-in-One on Windows (or AIO) is a simple, effective way to achieve a full-blown Nextcloud installation with many features working out of the box. It provides you with easy deployment and maintenance of these features while allowing you to keep your data under your control.
In this blog, you will find the instructions for setting up an All-in-One on Windows 10 and 11. It is compatible with a PC with an x64 CPU with at least 8GB of RAM and 4 cores.
Before you start
First, you will need to get a public domain and be able to open ports for the guide to work. Also, make sure that you are not behind CGNAT, as it will not work with that.
Please also keep in mind that the following instructions are meant for installations without a web server or reverse proxy (like Apache, Nginx, and else) already being in place. If you want to run AIO behind a web server or reverse proxy (like Apache, Nginx, etc.), see the reverse proxy documentation.
With that, let’s get started!
Install Docker Desktop
- Download Docker for Windows: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/windows-install/.
2. Execute the “.exe” and install it. Click on “OK” to continue (WSL2 is recommended).
3. Wait until you see this screen, and click on “Close and restart” to restart the PC.
4. Open “Docker Desktop”, then read through and accept the Terms.
5. You should see this pop-up now and follow the link in the pop-up. If the pop doesn’t open, you can find the link here directly.
6. Click on the first link there (“WSL2 Linux kernel update package for x64 machines”).
7. Download the wsl_update MSI and install it.
8. Now click on ‘Restart’ to restart Docker Desktop.
11. Next, you might see this pop-up after a while and click on “Skip tutorial” to skip it:
12. Finally, Docker Desktop is ready, and you should see this.
13. Make sure that Docker Desktop starts automatically when you log in by ticking the first value in the settings.
