Windows Machines

MDBCI supports Windows machines.

Supported function

• generate
• up
• destroy

Create SSH-key

You must to create the SSH-key (windows.pem) in the MDBCI configuration folder (full path: ~/.config/mdbci/windows.pem)

Example

1. Create template.

   Windows node template:

   {
       "windows" :
       {
               "hostname": "windows",
               "box": "windows_gcp"
       }
   }
   

2. Use the generate command: mdbci generate --template windows-template.json windows-machine

3. Use the up command: mdbci up windows-machine

   Now the machine is created and you can use it. You can connect to machine via ssh: ssh -F windows-machine_ssh_config windows

4. After using machine, you can destroy it: mdbci destroy windows-machine