How to Install ZITADEL on Windows 11

ZITADEL is an open-source identity and access solution that provides identity management, multi-factor authentication, and access control for web applications. This tutorial will explain the steps to install ZITADEL on a Windows 11 operating system.

Prerequisites

Before going ahead with the installation of ZITADEL, you need to have the following tools installed on your system:

Git
Docker

Steps

Open the Git Bash terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the ZITADEL repository.
```
cd /path/to/directory/
```
Clone the ZITADEL repository from GitHub using the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/caos/zitadel.git
```
Navigate to the zitadel directory.
```
cd zitadel/
```
Create a .env file for configuring the environmental variables required for ZITADEL. You can create a .env file by copying the .env.example file using the following command:
```
cp .env.example .env
```
Open the .env file using a text editor and set the following variables:
- DOMAIN_NAME - The domain name for the ZITADEL portal.
```
DOMAIN_NAME=localhost
```
- GRPC_PORT - The port for the gRPC service.
```
GRPC_PORT=9443
```
- HTTP_PORT - The port for the HTTP service.
```
HTTP_PORT=8080
```
Start the Docker service.
Run the following command to start all the ZITADEL containers:
```
docker-compose up
```
Wait for the ZITADEL containers to start. This may take several minutes.
Once the containers are running, open a web browser and enter the URL https://localhost:9443/ to access the ZITADEL portal.
You will be prompted with the Initial Setup page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ZITADEL on your Windows 11 machine. You can now use ZITADEL as an identity and access solution for your web applications.