Using JuiceFS on Windows

Install dependencies

JuiceFS depends on WinFsp, please install it first.

Build JuiceFS from source

We can cross compile JuiceFS for Windows platform on Linux or macOS.

1. Install mingw-w64 on Linux or macOS.

   On Linux, it can be installed using the distro's package manager like yum or apt.

   On macOS, use Homebrew to install: brew install mingw-w64

2. Build JuiceFS for Windows:

$ git clone https://github.com/juicedata/juicefs.git
$ cd juicefs
$ make juicefs.exe

Use JuiceFS

Start Redis Server

JuiceFS requires a Redis, there is a Windows version of Redis, please download the latest release and launch the Redis server.

Format JuiceFS

For test purpose, we can use a local disk to simulate an object store:

PS C:\> .\juicefs.exe format localhost test
2021/03/22 15:16:18.003547 juicefs[7064] <INFO>: Meta address: redis://localhost
2021/03/22 15:16:18.022972 juicefs[7064] <WARNING>: AOF is not enabled, you may lose data if Redis is not shutdown properly.
2021/03/22 15:16:18.024710 juicefs[7064] <INFO>: Data use file:///C:/jfs/local/test/

For other supported object storage, please check out "How to Setup Object Storage".

Mount JuiceFS

Select an unused drive letter, such as Z:, then execute:

PS C:\> .\juicefs.exe mount localhost Z:
2021/03/22 15:16:18.003547 juicefs[7064] <INFO>: Meta address: redis://localhost
2021/03/22 15:16:18.022972 juicefs[7064] <WARNING>: AOF is not enabled, you may lose data if Redis is not shutdown properly.
2021/03/22 15:16:18.024710 juicefs[7064] <INFO>: Data use file:///C:/jfs/local/test/
2021/03/22 15:16:18.024710 juicefs[7064] <INFO>: Cache: C:\Users\bob\.juicefs\cache\7088b6fa-ef2b-4792-b6c9-98fcdd6d45fb capacity: 1024 MB
The service juicefs has been started.

Then we can use JuiceFS as a shared disk drive Z:, it looks like: