Docker requirements

[karistandal]

Hello. I am looking into the possibility of installing Asreview on a server, and see it requires a.o. installation of Docker, Will Docker work with an x64-based processor and Windows Home? I notice most of the the download-options for windows are called x86_64. Not sure how to interpret that, Then there are installation modes requiring 64-bit processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT). Do I have SLAT (See screenshot)? But perhaps more importantly, they require Windows 11 64-bit: Enterprise, Pro, or Education version 23H2 (build 22631) or higher. This excludes Windows Home, I guess?

[yudin-s]

x86_64, x64, and “64-bit Intel/AMD” are the same requirement here, so the CPU naming is not the blocker.

The edition question is more subtle. Docker Desktop can run Linux containers on Windows Home through the WSL 2 backend, but Windows containers need Pro/Enterprise. ASReview’s Docker path normally means Linux containers, so Windows Home is not automatically a blocker if WSL 2 works on the machine.

I would check it in this order:

1. In Windows, run wsl --status and make sure WSL 2 is installed and working.
2. In Task Manager, CPU tab, check that virtualization is enabled.
3. Install Docker Desktop with the WSL 2 backend.
4. After Docker starts, run:

docker run hello-world

If WSL 2 starts cleanly and docker run hello-world works, the ASReview Docker image should be the next thing to test. The screenshot looks like a 64-bit CPU with virtualization support, so the remaining practical question is WSL 2/Docker Desktop setup, not x64 vs x86_64 naming.