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Add windows WSL run instructions and Virtualbox Tip
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chia-start-farmer &
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chia-start-wallet-gui &
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If you're using Windows/WSL 2, you should instead run:
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```bash
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chia-create-plots -k 20 -n 10
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chia-start-farmer &
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chia-websocket-server &
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```
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And then run `chia.exe` from the unzipped `chia-win32-x64` directory in Windows (not Ubuntu/WSL 2.)
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## Step 3c: Run a timelord + full node + wallet
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 19.xx, Amazon Linux 2, and CentOS 7.7 or newer are the easiest linux install environments currently.
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Windows users (and others) can [download VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) and install [Ubuntu Desktop 19.10](https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop) in a virtual machine. This will allow you to run all of the chia tools and use the Wallet GUI. There are lots of good howtos on the web including [this one on installing Ubuntu 19.10 Desktop](https://techsviewer.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-19-10-on-virtualbox/).
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UPnP is enabled by default, to open port 8444 for incoming connections. If this causes issues,
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you can disable it in the configuration. Some routers may require port forwarding, or enabling
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UPnP in the router configuration.

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