[Koha] Koha and Windows Server 2008 R2

[Chris Nighswonger]

On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Chris Cormack <chris at bigballofwax.co.nz>wrote:

> On 5 December 2012 09:10, Katie Carter <kcarter at sharklasers.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering if it is possible to install Koha on a Windows Server
> 2008
> > R2 server?
> >
> >
> It is possible, but definitely not recommended.  Following something
> like this
> http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_3.2#Koha_3.2_on_Win32_w.2FStrawberry_Perl_Notes
> might get you there in the end.
>
> In a technical sense, it will perform a lot lot worse than on a
> non-legacy OS like Linux. I'm sure you already know the ethical
> arguments against it.
>
> You are much better off running on Linux .. next best option is
> running Linux in a virtual machine on a windows host.
>


As the author of the above-mentioned wiki link, I want to +1 what Chris C.
says. You will be *much* better off using Linux.

Kind Regards,
Chris