# Installing OpenElis
**URL:** https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Tags:** dev\_setup
**Created:** [August 19, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624 "2025-08-19T13:33:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Leone\_Chirodza](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Leone_Chirodza)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624/1 "2025-08-19T13:33:28Z")
I am trying to install OpenElis, paying special attention to the documentation. I am currently on a Windows 11 machine, Should I use a virtual Machine to run Ubuntu or I should run Ubuntu directly from the machine. Which way is efficient.
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### Author:  [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624/2 "2025-08-19T17:45:03Z")
@Leone_Chirodza both methods ideally should work for you perfect, depends on which you are ok with !
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### Author:  [@Leone\_Chirodza](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Leone_Chirodza)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624/3 "2025-08-19T18:10:00Z")
Oh alright thank you
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### Author:  [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624/4 "2025-08-19T18:55:31Z")
OpenELIS runs in docker , and currently we publish multi-platform Image builds , meaning you should be able to run OpenELIS in docker on Windows , Linux and MacOS without issues.
If youre on windows , just install docker Desktop on windows and directly run it. You dont need to run it inside a VM
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### Author:  [@Leone\_Chirodza](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Leone_Chirodza)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624/5 "2025-10-01T05:52:53Z")
I wanted to give you a quick update on my OpenELIS setup progress.I successfully followed your advice about using Docker directly on Windows instead of setting up Ubuntu in a VM. You were absolutely right - it was much more straightforward!What I completed:Installed Docker Desktop for Windows (AMD64)Cloned the OpenELIS-Global-2 repository from GitHubSuccessfully ran docker-compose up -dAll containers are now running (database, webapp, front-end, proxy, FHIR API, and certs)
OpenELIS is now running locally, and I’m about to access it through localhost to explore the interface and familiarize myself with the system
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### Author:  [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/installing-openelis/1624/6 "2025-10-01T07:01:35Z")
> [@Leone\_Chirodza](#):
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> docker-compose up -d
Hello @Leone_Chirodza ,
Its good that you can now run OpenELIS.
For running OpenELIS for development ,
Follow these [instructions](https://github.com/DIGI-UW/OpenELIS-Global-2?tab=readme-ov-file#running-openelis-global2-with-docker-compose-for-development)