Windows Installation

WordPressify works on Windows through Docker Desktop. There is one required configuration change for file watching to work correctly.

Enable Polling

Edit your .env file and set:

# Use polling for file watcher. Default: false
# Windows users must set this to true
USE_POLLING=true

Without this setting, the file watcher will not detect changes on Windows, and live reload will not work.

Recommended: WSL2 Backend

For the best performance on Windows, enable the WSL2 backend in Docker Desktop:

1. Open Docker Desktop > Settings > General.
2. Check Use the WSL 2 based engine.
3. Restart Docker Desktop.

WSL2 provides faster file system operations and better container performance compared to the Hyper-V backend.