Windows 10

The installation instructions presented here will work for Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise/Education. Instructions for other Windows versions (i.e. 8) and/or editions (i.e. Home) are available here

Prerequisites

Don’t know which version of Windows you are running? This is how to check it.

Make sure you have the virtualization enabled in your system settings. This is how to do it.

Installation - Docker

Download the Docker installer on your machine

Download the Docker for Windows for Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise/Education. The detailed installation instructions by Docker can be found on the Docker website. See these in case you encounter any problems with the installation steps listed here!

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Install Docker on your machine

  1. Double-click the installer installer to run it
  2. Follow the steps in the user friendly installation wizard

as usually, you’ll be asked about the software destination location

  1. Finalize the installation

Check if the Docker was installed correctly

TBA

Run Kitematic - the graphical interface for Docker

The Kitematic interface was installed with Docker for Windows

  1. It can take couple minutes to setup for the first time

run Kitematic

  1. Click skip for now in the right lower corner if you do not wish to create the account

And you’re all set!

Find and run metaboLITE

  • click create in the box with the proper metabolite Docker image. It should be created by the user mstolarczyk

select metaboLITE

  • the application will start and all you need to do is click on the web preview, this will launch it in your web browser

launch metaboLITE