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Date Published
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Arun Gupta, VP, Developer Advocacy, Couchbase
Word count
343
Language
English
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None

Summary

This blog series will guide you through configuring, building, and running Docker containers on Windows. The first part has already been covered by setting up Windows Server 2016 in Virtual Box for Docker Containers. This part focuses on installing the operating system images and configuring Docker. To get started, install the container feature and the PowerShell module, which is used to manage Docker images and containers. You can then download a script to install Docker and run it to complete the installation process. Once installed, you'll be able to check the list of available operating system images, tag the base OS image, and verify that Docker is working correctly by running the `docker --help` command. The subsequent blogs will cover more advanced topics with Docker on Windows Server 2016, including Windows Server Containers and other fun things. Additionally, you can find instructions and documentation for getting started with Docker at various websites such as Microsoft's Virtualization website and Docker Documentation. For those looking to install Docker on Windows Server 2016 standard edition, it may require some additional steps, such as running specific PowerShell commands to update the security protocol and register a repository. With these steps, you'll be able to access Docker images and containers on your Windows server.