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Further improve the elephant server installation instructions for windows
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[Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop) is a tool that allows you to run Docker containers on your local machine.
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Docker containers are lightweight, standalone, executable packages of software that include everything needed to run an application: code, runtime, system tools, system libraries and settings.
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Docker Desktop is available for Windows and Mac. You can download it [here](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop).
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Please make sure that you have installed and started Docker Desktop before proceeding. You will need to sign in to Docker Desktop with your Docker account.
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Please make sure that you have installed and started Docker Desktop before proceeding. Sometimes, it is needed to restart your machine after docker installation.
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You will need to sign in to Docker Desktop with your Docker account.
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### Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
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## Creating the Elephant Server
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Open a console (press `Windows button`, type `cmd` and press `Enter`) and navigate to the folder where you have unzipped the Elephant installation files.
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This folder should contain a file named `Makefile` - cf. a screenshot of the folder contents:
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![elephant-server-folder-content.png](images/elephant-server-folder-content.png)
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Start `wsl` by typing `wsl` and pressing `Enter`.
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Build the Elephant Docker image by running the following command (it may take some time to download the required files):

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