# Setting Up The Kubernetes Tooling On Windows 10 WSL

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Nowadays software is build mostly targeting Linux. Life is great as a Mac OS user since we can pretty much install everything through `brew`. Unfortunately thing start going pear shape when we have Windows 10 machines as part of the team and the shared tooling just stops working.

The following post describes how to setup your Windows 10 & WSL development environment(s) so that you're able to use all the various Kubernetes tooling.

## STEP 1:

_Set up an Ubuntu WSL machine as described below:_

[Enable WSL and Ubuntu 16.04 on Windows 10](https://gist.github.com/brucebentley/fbce61ad5b6f0e4de53c7d632dbb8d03#file-enable-wsl-and-ubuntu-16-04-on-windows-10-md)

## STEP 2:

_Install the Kube and Docker tools on Ubuntu WSL:_

[Installing Kubernetes and Docker tools on Windows 10 Ubuntu WSL](https://gist.github.com/brucebentley/fbce61ad5b6f0e4de53c7d632dbb8d03#file-installing-kubernetes-and-docker-tools-on-windows-10-ubuntu-wsl-md)

## STEP 3:

_Connect Kubectl and Docker to the Windows side of things:_

[Connecting Docker cli and Kubectl to Docker Desktop for Windows](https://gist.github.com/brucebentley/fbce61ad5b6f0e4de53c7d632dbb8d03#file-connecting-docker-cli-and-kubectl-to-docker-desktop-for-windows-md)

## STEP 4:

_Celebrate!_ 🎉