Install CockroachDB on Windows

Download the executable

1. Download and extract the CockroachDB v20.2.19 archive for Windows.

2. To ensure that CockroachDB can use location-based names as time zone identifiers, download Go's official zoneinfo.zip and set the ZONEINFO environment variable to point to the zip file.

3. Open PowerShell, navigate to the directory containing the executable, and make sure it works:

   PS C:\cockroach-v20.2.19.windows-6.2-amd64> .\cockroach.exe version

4. Keep up-to-date with CockroachDB releases and best practices:

   Thanks!

Use Kubernetes

To orchestrate CockroachDB locally using Kubernetes, either with configuration files or the Helm package manager, see Orchestrate CockroachDB Locally with Minikube.

Use Docker

1. Install Docker for Windows.

   Docker for Windows requires 64bit Windows 10 Pro and Microsoft Hyper-V. Please see the official documentation for more details. Note that if your system does not satisfy the stated requirements, you can try using Docker Toolbox.

2. Open PowerShell and confirm that the Docker daemon is running in the background:

   PS C:\Users\username> docker version

   If you do not see the server listed, start Docker for Windows.

3. Share your local drives. This makes it possible to mount local directories as data volumes to persist node data after containers are stopped or deleted.

4. Pull the image for the v20.2.19 release of CockroachDB from Docker Hub:

   PS C:\Users\username> docker pull cockroachdb/cockroach:v20.2.19

5. Keep up-to-date with CockroachDB releases and best practices:

   Thanks!