doc: update Windows setup guide

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 - MongoDB requires x86 architecture to run for v5+ versions. You can track [this issue](https://github.com/linux-odyssey/linux-odyssey/issues/166) for updates.
 
+Windows user please refer to [docs/windows-setup.md](docs/windows-setup.md) for setup instructions.
+
 ## Installation
 
     git clone https://github.com/lancatlin/linux-odyssey.git

docker-compose.yml

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ services:
   base:
     image: linuxodyssey/quest-base
     networks:
-      - players
+     - players
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: ./quests/Dockerfile
     extra_hosts:
       - 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'
     volumes:
-      - ./config/ssh_key.pub:/ssh_key.pub:ro
+      # - ./config/ssh_key.pub:/ssh_key.pub:ro
       - ./quests/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh:ro
 
 networks:
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ networks:
   players:
     name: linux-odyssey-players
     internal: false
+    external: true

docs/windows-setup.md

@@ -1,69 +1,40 @@
 # Windows Environment Setup
 
-## Prerequisites
+## Install WSL and Ubuntu
 
-1. Have a computer with Windows 10 or later.
-1. Install WSL and Ubuntu on Windows.
-1. Enter Ubuntu terminal.
+Please refer to the Official [Setup WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/setup/environment) on Microsoft's website.
+
+Run the following command in PowerShell as Administrator:
+
+    wsl --install
+
+Then restart the computer. After restarting, you can open Ubuntu terminal by searching "Ubuntu" in Start menu. You will be prompted to create a new user account. Once you have done that, you can continue with the following steps.
 
 ## Setup Environment (In Ubuntu terminal)
 
 1. Update and upgrade
 
    ```
-   $ sudo apt-get update
-   $ sudo apt-get upgrade
+   sudo apt-get update
+   sudo apt-get upgrade
    ```
 
 1. Install Git
 
    ```
-   $ sudo apt-get install git
+   sudo apt-get install git
    ```
 
 1. Install Node.js (Version 20.x)
 
    ```
-   $ curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
-   $ sudo apt-get install nodejs
+   curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
+   sudo apt-get install nodejs
+   sudo apt install build-essential
+   sudo npm install -g yarn
    ```
 
-1. [Install Docker](#install-docker)
-1. [Install Python 2.7](#install-python-27)
-
-## Run the Project (In Ubuntu terminal)
-
-1.  Installation
-
-    ```
-    $ git clone https://github.com/lancatlin/linux-odyssey.git
-    $ cd linux-odyssey
-    $ yarn install
-    ```
-
-1.  Docker setup
-
-    ```
-    $ docker compose pull
-    $ docker compose build
-    $ docker-compose up -d
-    ```
-
-    <!-- Check folder ./config exist and is empty -->
-    <!-- Check .env file exist -->
-
-1.  Run the project
-
-    ```
-    $ yarn build
-    $ yarn dev
-    ```
-
-    <!-- Check ./config/ssh_key.pub is a file not a folder -->
-
-## References
-
-### Install Docker
+## Install Docker
 
 (Refer to [get.docker.com](https://get.docker.com/))
 
@@ -73,72 +44,98 @@ dependencies:
 1. Download the script
 
    ```
-   $ curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o install-docker.sh
+   curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o install-docker.sh
    ```
 
 1. verify the script's content
 
    ```
-   $ cat install-docker.sh
+   cat install-docker.sh
    ```
 
 1. run the script with --dry-run to verify the steps it executes
 
    ```
-   $ sh install-docker.sh --dry-run
+   sh install-docker.sh --dry-run
    ```
 
+**NOTE: the script will recommend you to use Docker Desktop instead, but we need to use Docker inside WSL for the backend to work.** Just ignore it and wait for the installation to finish.
+
 1. run the script either as root, or using sudo to perform the installation.
 
    ```
-   $ sudo sh install-docker.sh
+   sudo sh install-docker.sh
    ```
 
 1. Verify the installation
 
    ```
-   $ docker --version
+   docker --version
    ```
 
-### Install Python 2.7
-
-1. Install required packages
+1. Add your user to the docker group
 
    ```
-   $ sudo apt install -y make build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm libncurses-dev xz-utils tk-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev python3-openssl git
+   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
    ```
 
-1. Install pyenv
-
-   ```
-   $ curl https://pyenv.run | bash
-   ```
-
-1. Add following lines to bash configuration file (e.g. `~/.bashrc`, `~/.bash_profile`, `~/.zshrc`)
-
-   ```
-   export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
-   eval "$(pyenv init --path)"
-   eval "$(pyenv init -)"
-   eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
-   ```
-
-1. Restart the shell
-
-1. Install Python 2.7.18 using pyenv
-
-   ```
-   $ pyenv install 2.7.18
-   ```
-
-1. Set Python 2.7.18 as the global version
-
-   ```
-   $ pyenv global 2.7.18
-   ```
+   **NOTE: You need to create a new WSL terminal to apply the changes.**
 
 1. Verify the installation
 
    ```
-   $ python --version
+   docker ps
    ```
+   This should return something like:
+
+   CONTAINER ID   IMAGE     COMMAND   CREATED   STATUS    PORTS     NAMES
+
+## Run the Project (In Ubuntu terminal)
+
+1.  Clone the repository
+
+    ```
+    git clone https://github.com/lancatlin/linux-odyssey.git
+    cd linux-odyssey
+    ```
+
+    Optional: To open the project in VSCode, run the following command inside the project folder:
+
+    ```
+    code .
+    ```
+
+1. Install dependencies
+
+    ```
+    yarn install
+    ```
+    It is ok if there are some warnings and `gyp: ERR` errors, just verify there is `done` at the end.
+
+1. Copy the environment variables
+
+    ```
+    cp .env.sample .env
+    ```
+
+1.  Docker setup
+
+    ```
+    docker compose pull
+    docker compose build
+    docker compose up -d db
+    ```
+
+    <!-- Check folder ./config exist and is empty -->
+    <!-- Check .env file exist -->
+
+1.  Run the project
+
+    ```
+    yarn build
+    yarn dev
+    ```
+
+    <!-- Check ./config/ssh_key.pub is a file not a folder -->
+
+Enjoy!