Installing Juju on Windows 10

Juju is a tool designed for service modelling and application deployment in multiple cloud environments. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation process of Juju on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 operating system
• PowerShell

Installation Process

1. Download and install the latest version of PowerShell. You can find it on Microsoft's official website or just search for it in your browser.

2. Install the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) feature on your computer. WSL allows you to run Linux commands on Windows.

   • Open the Start menu.
   • Search for “Windows Features” and select Turn Windows features on or off.
   • Scroll down to find Windows Subsystem for Linux, select the checkbox to enable it, and then click OK.
   • Restart your computer.

3. Open up your PowerShell terminal and enter the following command to install the necessary WSL components:

   dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
   

4. Download the Juju installer package from the official website (https://jujucharms.com/docs/stable/getting-started-windows).

5. Extract the downloaded file to a directory on your Windows 10 computer.

6. Run the installer from the extracted file. You can do this by double-clicking the installer file, or by typing its location into your command prompt or PowerShell terminal.

Verifying the Installation

1. Open up your PowerShell terminal and type the following command to verify whether Juju is installed correctly, and to see your current Juju version:

   juju version
   

2. If the command runs successfully, you should see the Juju version number appear in your terminal.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the installation process of Juju on Windows 10. With Juju, you will be able to deploy your applications and services to a variety of environments effortlessly.