Merge pull request #295 from near/serhii/wsl-instructions

WSL2 instructions

README.md

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 Once a PublicKey object is created, it can be used in high level promise APIs that takes a public key, such as `addFullAccessKey`, `addAccessKey` and `stake`.
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+## How to use NEAR SDK JS on Windows
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+You can develop smart contracts on Windows using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2).
+In order to use WSL2, follow the next steps:
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+- Run `PowerShell` as Administrator
+- Execute `wsl --install` to install Ubuntu and do additional setup automatically. Check more details [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)
+- Restart your machine
+- `WSL2` will continue setup process on start. Setup your username and password when prompted.
+- Check [this](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-environment/javascript/nodejs-on-wsl) guide to setup `npm`, `node`, `npx`, `VSCode` and other tools of your choice in order to start developing.
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+In case of any issues of setting up WSL2 make sure that:
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+- Your Windows OS is up to date
+- Virtualisation is turned on in BIOS
+- `Windows Subsystem for Linux` and `Virtual Machine Platform` are turned on in `Windows Features` (Start -> Search -> Turn Windows Feature On or Off)