In this Post, I want to show you how to install Docker on Windows Server 2016/2019. The process to install Docker in Windows Server is easy with the help of the PowerShell module of the OneGet provider.
Install Docker
To install the Docker-Microsoft PackageManagement Provider from the PowerShell Gallery. Run the following PowerShell commands as administrator.
1 2 3 4 5 | Install-Module -Name DockerMsftProvider ` -Repository PSGallery ` -Force |
Once the installation of DockerMsftProvider is complete, Use the Install-Package cmdlet with the following syntax to install Docker.
1 2 3 4 | Install-Package -Name docker ` -ProviderName DockerMsftProvider |
Important: The provider enables the containers feature on your Server.
When the installation is complete, reboot the server. Run the following PowerShell command as administrator
1 2 3 | Restart-Computer -Force |
Verify the Docker installation
After installing the Docker package, you can run the following commands to verify that the installation was successful.
Windows Feature
To verify that the container feature is enabled, we will use the cmdlet Get-WindowsFeature with the following syntax:
1 2 3 | Get-WindowsFeature -Name Containers |
Docker Version
To check the installed versions of docker, use the docker version command.
Docker Properties
And finally, to confirm the Docker client-engine communication is working fine, run the command docker info.
Deploy a Test Container
Now that we have completed the installation and verified that everything is working correctly, we can run the first Windows container on Docker.
Use the docker run command with the following syntax to download a sample image from the Docker Hub and deploy a container that runs a .Net “Hello World” application.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | ##### Host version: Windows Server 2016 docker run microsoft/dotnet-samples:dotnetapp-nanoserver-sac2016 ##### Host version: Windows Server 2019 docker run microsoft/dotnet-samples:dotnetapp-nanoserver-1809 |
If you want to know more about Windows containers, check out this link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/about/
