# Install stardog on Windows below Docker

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**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 1, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/install-stardog-on-windows-below-docker/2225 "2020-02-01T15:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![rickiricki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/rickiricki/32/602_2.png) [@rickiricki](https://community.stardog.com/u/rickiricki)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/install-stardog-on-windows-below-docker/2225/1 "2020-02-01T15:34:42Z")

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Hello there,  
I have problem to install stardog on windows with Stardog as it is written  
on page [Academic Trial | Stardog](https://www.stardog.com/academic-trial/)

"Docker is required for Windows users."

but After setting instalation with docker command,  
it answered me :  
Image operating system "linux" cannot be used on this platform.

There was already closed discussion on this topic, with answer "switch docker to windows containters"  
but i definitely do not have Linux images , docker have option "switch to linux containers" -\> that means i definitely have set up windows containers.

what to do? can somebody help ?

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**Author:** ![stephen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/stephen/32/27_2.png) [@stephen](https://community.stardog.com/u/stephen)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/install-stardog-on-windows-below-docker/2225/2 "2020-02-03T12:32:11Z")

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The provided Stardog image on dockerhub is a linux (Ubuntu) image. I've heard no issues with running a linux image on docker in windows (I would submit that this is explicitly what docker and other virtualization software is for). Perhaps there's something in your Docker settings or version?

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**Author:** ![zachary.whitley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/zachary.whitley/32/94_2.png) [@zachary.whitley](https://community.stardog.com/u/zachary.whitley)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/install-stardog-on-windows-below-docker/2225/3 "2020-02-04T15:16:42Z")

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I don't know if it's causing the problem you're having but you need to enable Hyper-V isolation on windows [Set up Linux Containers on Windows 10 | Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/quick-start/quick-start-windows-10-linux)

I'm not a windows person so I'm not that familiar with the exact process but I hope that helps.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/stardog/original/2X/e/ed66b48a616f505106a4acde3c9cee7e6da9bc67.svg) [@system](https://community.stardog.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/install-stardog-on-windows-below-docker/2225/4 "2020-02-18T15:16:43Z")

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