• Install Google Chrome

  • use winget

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      winget install google.chrome

      • The terminal will prompt you saying

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        The `msstore` source requires that you view the following agreements before using. Terms of Transaction: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-terms-of-transaction The source requires the current machine's 2-letter geographic region to be sent to the backend service to function properly (ex. "US"). Do you agree to all the source agreements terms? [Y] Yes [N] No:

        • Type Y to continue

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        winget show google.chrome

        will show all the details of google chrome

  • Or install from this link: https://www.google.com/chrome/   

    • Direct download link: 

• Install Docker Desktop

  • Use winget again

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      winget install Docker.DockerDesktop

      • You may need to agree to the source agreements again first, just type Y

  • Or install using this link: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/windows-install/  

  • Once installed, open Docker Desktop and click on the cog wheel to access settings

  • Click on Resources in the sidebar

  • Click on WSL Integration on the sidebar

  • Ensure that the box next to “Enable integration with my default WSL distro” is checked

  • Click the toggle for “Enable integration with additional distros:” to turn it on as well for good measure

  • Click “Apply and Restart”

  • Note: for some unknown reason quitting docker desktop does not actually end the program and tasks, you have to end the tasks in task manager to fully shut it down or you need to quit docker from the hidden icons in the taskbar

• Install Git 

  • Use winget

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      winget install Microsoft.Git

  • Or install from this link: https://gitforwindows.org/  

    • For mac https://github.com/git-guides/install-git  

Install Terminal (Optional)

• Install Windows Terminal (nice interface, very customizable, can run PowerShell, WSL, and Ubuntu all at the same time because its a shell emulator)

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/1b11hzf/what_is_the_difference_between_windows_terminal/

• Windows Terminal is installed by default in Windows 11

Note: for silent install use msiexec, see more at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec t

Note to obtain computer specifications

• In PowerShell on Windows 

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  command Get-ComputerInfo -Property “os*”

  • Will tell you all the specifications of your operating system

• Or command

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  Get-ComputerInfo -Property “osname”

  • Will only tell you the name of the operating system (i.e. Microsoft Windows 11 Pro)

• Windows

  • Run the Linux distribution that was installed (Ubuntu) by searching Ubuntu in the start menu and running it

  • Or search for Terminal in the start menu and right click on it and Select Ubuntu in the dropdown

  • In the window that opens type the following to clone the CVAT source code from the github repository

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      git clone https://github.com/cvat-ai/cvat

  • Change to the cvat directory you just made

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      cd cvat

  • Run docker containers

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      docker compose up -d

  • Create a superuser 

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      sudo docker exec -it cvat_server bash -ic 'python3 ~/manage.py createsuperuser'

      • Input the administrator password when prompted

        •  Note, the characters that you type will NOT show up in the window, when you’re finished typing the password just hit the “enter” key

      • Create a username (default is django) 

        • If you want to use the default just hit enter

      • Input your email when prompted

      • Create a password for your user

        • Note the characters that you enter will not appear in the window

          • Hit enter when done

      • Re-input the password

        • The characters will not appear in the window