Linux Containers On Windows Server 2016

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Linux containers on windows server 2016.

Windows server 2016 1709 contains several enhancements for docker customers. Docker has been able to run linux containers on windows desktop since it was first released in 2016 before hyper v isolation or linux containers on windows were available using a linuxkit based virtual machine running. Linux containers in a moby vm. Pairing this with what we ve done in the previous segments should have you prepared to run both windows and linux containers with docker.

It means that you can now run windows and linux containers at the same time on a windows server container host running windows server 1709 or windows 10 with the fall creators update 1709. In windows server 2016 microsoft introduced windows containers. With the release of windows server 2016 version 1709 today i ll show you how to run linux containers on windows containers. It won t work on windows server 2016 of which the version is older than 1709.

It turns out the linux containers on windows lcow server is a preview feature of both windows server version 1709 and docker ee. Containers are portable and versatile can run apps written in any language and they re compatible with any machine running windows 10 version 1607 or later or windows server 2016 or later. Running linux containers on windows containers was and is the number 1 requested feature since day one. There you have it.

Though containers are not a new concept for developers the integration of containers as a feature of the windows server environment is a big leap for developers security and network operations. To run linux containers in a linux vm follow the instructions in docker s get started guide.