How to Self-Host Affine on Windows Using Docker and WSL

I wrote a guide on how to self-host Affine on a Windows system using Docker and WSL.

Affine is an open-source workspace that combines note-taking, documentation, and project management in one place. Running it locally allows developers to experiment with the platform and understand how self-hosted applications work.

In this article, I walk through the full setup process for running Affine locally on Windows.

The guide covers:

1. Setting up Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

2. Installing and configuring Docker

3. Running Affine using Docker containers

4. Accessing the self-hosted instance locally

The goal of this guide was to make the setup process simple and easy to follow for developers who want to explore self-hosting.

The article was published on freeCodeCamp and went through their editorial review process. I learned a lot from the feedback and revisions during this process.

You can read the full guide here:

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/self-host-affine-on-windows-docker-wsl/