WSL2 Install

OpenJarvis runs in WSL2 on Windows. Native Windows is not supported.

One-time WSL setup

In an admin PowerShell:

wsl --install

Then open the Ubuntu (or Debian) shell that gets installed.

Install OpenJarvis

curl -fsSL https://open-jarvis.github.io/OpenJarvis/install.sh | bash

About 3 minutes. Type jarvis to start.

WSL-specific notes

• The installer detects WSL via /proc/sys/kernel/osrelease and uses nohup ollama serve & instead of systemd to start the Ollama daemon (WSL2 doesn't ship systemd by default).
• The first time you run jarvis, the WSL kernel may show a "process running in background" notification — that's the bg-orchestrator detaching. It's expected.
• Models are stored in WSL's filesystem (~/.openjarvis/), not your Windows drive. To free up space later: jarvis-uninstall removes everything.

See also

• Full installer reference