| # Windows quickstart (PowerShell) | |
| This doc contains **Windows-specific** command syntax for running Agent Canvas with the **Docker sandbox**. | |
| For the main install options and overall context, see [README.md](./README.md). | |
| ## Option 2: With a Docker Sandbox (Windows) | |
| **Prerequisites**: | |
| - Docker Desktop for Windows | |
| - A host directory for `PROJECTS_PATH` containing the project folders you want the agent to access (create it before starting the container) | |
| ```powershell | |
| docker pull ghcr.io/openhands/agent-canvas:1.18.0 # x-release-please-version | |
| $env:PROJECTS_PATH = Join-Path $HOME "projects" # directory containing your project folders | |
| New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $env:PROJECTS_PATH, (Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE ".openhands") | Out-Null | |
| docker run -it --rm ` | |
| -p 8000:8000 ` | |
| -v "$($env:USERPROFILE)\.openhands:/home/openhands/.openhands" ` | |
| -v "$($env:PROJECTS_PATH):/projects" ` | |
| ghcr.io/openhands/agent-canvas:1.18.0 # x-release-please-version | |
| ``` | |
| Open [http://localhost:8000/canvas](http://localhost:8000/canvas) in your browser. | |
| The agent will be able to access any project under `PROJECTS_PATH`. | |