Cylc under WSL2

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Hi all,

We’re currently evaluating workflow orchestration platforms for use across several departments.

Some teams work in the traditional Linux-based Earth system modelling environment, while others operate data pipelines in predominantly Windows-based environments. We’re interested in whether Cylc could reasonably serve both communities.

Has anyone gained practical experience running Cylc under WSL2?

We’re less interested in native Windows support and more in whether WSL2 is considered a viable and supportable platform for real-world use.

Any lessons learned would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Bjoern

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Hi,

I don’t have any direct experience with WSL2, however, Cylc will run fine in virtual machines such as WSL2.

The main thing to watch out for with virtual machines, is networking (if access to external platforms is desired) as DNS may differ from within the VM (you may want to fiddle .ssh/config).

O