From dd37156e659941618aff54abd7312418b18b9f62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tecnovert Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 10:50:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Keep datadir in the wsl fs. --- doc/install.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/install.md b/doc/install.md index 426559a..8e2cc03 100644 --- a/doc/install.md +++ b/doc/install.md @@ -73,11 +73,10 @@ Go to the directory containing the source code: cd /mnt/c/tmp/basicswap/docker/ -The following will set COINDATA_PATH to a directory in your windows home dir. +It's significantly faster to keep COINDATA_PATH in the linux filesystem. +You can access it from the windows side at: `\\wsl$\Ubuntu-20.04` - export COINDATA_PATH=$(wslpath "$(wslvar USERPROFILE)")/coinswaps - echo $COINDATA_PATH - /mnt/c/Users/USER/coinswaps + export COINDATA_PATH=/home/$USER/coinswaps Continue from the [Run Using Docker](#run-using-docker) section.