Due to the archetectural changes in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, the linux filesystem is hosted on a virtual drive. This VHD is accessed through an IP assigned to WSL2. To access the a Jupyter Notebook server running in WSL2, you must set the Jupyter Notebook config file to allow connections from locations other than localhost.
Generate Jupyter Notebook Config File
If you do not have a jupyter_notebook_config.py file in your ~/.jupyter directory, run
jupyter notebook --generate-config
in your Terminal.
Edit the Config File
Connections from outside localhost must be allowed by changing two values in the config file. This will allow Windows apps, such as Chrome, to access the WSL2 machine.
c.Notebook.App.allow_origin = "*" # allow all origins
c.Notebook.App.ip = '0.0.0.0' #allow all IPs
Unblock port
As a precaution, unblock the default jupyter port:
sudo ufw allow 8888
Set a password for Jupyter Notebook
Run jupyter notebook password and enter a password when prompted
Find the WSL2 IP address
Open the WSL2 Terminal (bash/ubuntu/windows terminal) and run ip addr | grep eth0 | grep inet
Use this IP to access jupyter notebook, i.e. https://<IP>:8888
Start Jupyter Notebook
jupyter notebook and connect using the wsl ip
