Deploy on Windows 10

Preparation Steps

Installing Rocket.Chat on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit with Docker for Windows.

This is a community-supported installation method. To learn more, see this forum thread.

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

  • Minimum of 4 GB of memory on your Windows 10 Pro machine.

  • Minimum of 20 GB of disk space, preferably SSD.

  • A 64-bit edition of Windows 10 Pro.

  • Your system has the latest Windows updates.

  • Enabled Hyper-V (requires a reboot).

See the docker desktop virtualization to enable Hyper-V.

Install Rocket.Chat with Windows 10

  • Download and install Docker for Windows.

  • Create or open a directory you want to hold the content of your server.

  • Create a file named docker-compose.yml based on this example.

  • Execute these commands in the directory where the docker-compose.yml file is located and wait for the server to start.

docker compose up
docker compose logs -f rocketchat
  • Visit http://localhost:3000 on your browser to access your workspace. Follow the configuration prompts to configure your workspace.

Last updated

Rocket.Chat versions receive support for six months after release.