windows-habitat-no-docker

Local development

On your local laptop

1. Install Habitat

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
choco install habitat -y

1. Create working directory for building your application

mkdir packer
cd packer

1. Setup habitat

hab setup

You will have to set up your origin and keys following this guide

1. Initialize plan for the application build

hab plan init -w

1. Launch windows based studio VM. We want a 'clean throwaway environment' to build in AND want to avoid using Docker.

kitchen list
kitchen converge

On the Windows Studio VM

1. Log into the Windows VM (vagrant/vagrant)
2. Change to the mounted habitat directory

cd /tmp/package

1. You can either build your app on the VM OR use the habitat studio on the VM (what's the difference?)

hab studio enter -

In the Habitat Studio (on the VM)

1. Build the package

build

Back on your laptop

1. On your laptop in the packer/habitat/results dir you should find your habitat artifact file (.hart)

2. If you still need to iterate, you can change the plan then return to the habitat studio in the VM and continue to create builds.