Docker and Microsoft Bring Containers to Windows Apps
Oct 09, 2020 Installing Docker services on Windows server 2016. Usually, docker and container terms are for the Linux operating system. Most of the time SQL database professionals do not familiarize themselves with these technologies due to different operating systems. Windows Server 2016 has in-built support for containers. To use the containers, we use. In this article, we are going to install Docker Engine EE on Windows Server 2019. To get the full functionality of the EE edition, we need to purchase the EE license from Docker. The process for installing Docker EE on Windows Server is quite simple with the introduction of the OneGet provider PowerShell Module. For Windows developers and IT-pros, the most exciting new Windows feature is containers, and containers on Windows Server 2016 are powered by Docker. This blog post details the technical innovations that went into making Docker containers run natively on Windows and attempts to explain the significance of the achievement.
Docker and Microsoft have a joint engineering relationship to deliver a consistent Docker experience for developers and operators. All Windows Server 2016 and later versions come with Docker Engine - Enterprise. Additionally, developers can leverage Docker natively with Windows 10 via Docker Desktop. Docker Windows containers work the same way as it does on Linux: same Docker CLI, API, image format and content distribution services. Additional benefits:
Docker Community Edition For Windows Server 2016 Evaluation
- Provide a consistent Docker user experience: use the same commands and UI in Windows as on Linux environments
- Eliminate conflicts: Different versions of IIS/.NET can coexist on a single system with container isolation
- Complementary with Hyper-V virtualization with added isolation properties when Hyper V containers are selected at runtime
- Smaller base images: Take advantage of new smaller base images like Windows Server Core and Nano Server in Windows Server 1709, 1803 and Windows Server 2019