Docker Daemon for Windows

Question

I want to explore Docker development targeting Windows containers. I understand Microsoft has put out the Tech Preview for Server 2016, but am wondering if there are other options for Docker containers running on Windows?

Answer 1

No, there are not (well, unless you consider boot2docker an option). Original Docker containers are built upon LXC , which is a Linux technology. Microsoft had to implement some new APIs for Windows Server 2016 that Docker can wrap to make Windows Docker containers run on Windows Server 2016.

Answer 2

To develop Windows containers, you can do any of the following:

• Run containers directly on Windows 10
• Run a WS2016 VM on Windows 10 and develop with that
• Run WS2016 bare metal or on Azure