marcosgus / dockeronwindowsserver

Run Docker Containers on Windows Server 2019

Run docker on Windows Server 2019

We are going to see how to install docker on Windows Server 2019, not Docker Desktop.

Table of Contents

• General Info
• Technologies Used
• Setup
• Usage

General Information

• We are going to see how to install docker engine on Windows Server 2019, not Docker Desktop.
• Sometimes we don't want to install Docker Desktop but work directly on the server through rdp session.
• I made this tutorial thinking about the container environment for Windows platform developers.

Technologies Used

• Windows Server 2019, preferably ver 1809
• Remote Desktop client

Setup

The only prerequisite is to have windows server installed. It can be in an on-premise virtual machine, physical server implementation or an instance running in Azure.

Usage

Run powershell as administrator or a user with perms.

*Install the Docker-Microsoft PackageManagement Provider from the PowerShell Gallery:
Install-Module -Name DockerMsftProvider -Repository PSGallery -Force

Agree using “Yes” or “Y” or “A” to Agree to all.

*Install the latest Docker Engine and Client
Install-Package -Name docker -ProviderName DockerMsftProvider

Check docker version:
docker -v

Install Docker Compose CLI plugin, first we must enable TLS1.2. Run the following:
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12

Download the latest release of compose v2.7.0:
Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.7.0/docker-compose-Windows-x86_64.exe" -UseBasicParsing -OutFile $Env:ProgramFiles\Docker\docker-compose.exe

Start docker service
Start-Service Docker

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It doesn't hurt to do:

Disable windows defender: Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name Windows-Defender

Install choco package distribution:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Install notepad++: choco install notepadplusplus

Install firefox: choco install firefox

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Repo IIS docker

Publish sample static page. Create folder with content folder inside

Put your website in content folder:

In addition to the site content you need the Dockerfile

Build your iis-site
docker build -t iis-site .

Run container, please red this before: https://phoenixnap.com/kb/docker-run-command-with-examples
docker run -d -p 8050:80 --name sitio-iis iis-site

In browser:

Where are Docker Images Stored? Docker Container Paths Explained

With docker info command shows docker configuration