How to Self-Host AFFiNE on Windows with WSL and Docker

A step-by-step self-hosting guide that helps developers run AFFiNE locally using WSL and Docker on Windows without setup or environment issues. The guide covers WSL configuration, Docker Desktop setup, and getting AFFiNE fully operational from scratch.

Topics covered:

• Enabling and configuring WSL2 on Windows
• Installing Docker Desktop and integrating it with WSL2
• Cloning and configuring the AFFiNE self-hosted setup
• Running AFFiNE with Docker Compose
• Verifying the deployment and accessing the workspace
• Fixing common setup errors

What is AFFiNE?

AFFiNE is an open-source, privacy-first alternative to Notion and Miro. It combines a document editor, whiteboard, and database into a single workspace and can be fully self-hosted so your data stays on your own machine.

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