This blog is the first part of a multi-part series. The first part showed how to set up Windows Server 2016 as a VirtualBox VM. This second part will show how to configure Docker on Windows 2016 VM.

• Start an elevated PowerShell session:

 
 
 
 
 
 
👁 docker-windows-2016-22

• Run the script to install Docker:

Install-Module -Name DockerMsftProvider -Repository PSGallery -Force
Install-Package -Name docker -ProviderName DockerMsftProvider
Restart-Computer -Force

This will install the PowerShell module, enable containers feature and install Docker.

👁 docker-windows-2016-23

The VM needs to be restarted in order for the containers to be enabled. Refer to Container Host Deployment – Windows Server for more detailed instructions.

• The VM reboots. Start a PowerShell and check Docker version using docker version command:

👁 docker-windows-2016-24

More details about Docker can be found using the docker info command:

👁 docker-windows-2016-25

• Run your first Docker container using the docker run -it -p 80:80 microsoft/iis command:

👁 docker-windows-2016-26

This will download the Microsoft IIS server Docker image. This is going to take a while so please be patient!

• Once the 8.9 GB image is downloaded (after a while), the IIS server is started for you. Check the list of images using the docker images command and the list of running containers using the docker ps command:

👁 docker-windows-2016-27

More details about the container can be found using the docker inspect command:

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 "Id": "c15555e4b60ec24bbad2b8834c82e14313d193e07da2ca7d3948802e36f4d828",
 "Created": "2016-10-27T23:45:20.4069634Z",
 "Path": "C:\\ServiceMonitor.exe",
 "Args": [
 "w3svc"
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 "Status": "running",
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 "Restarting": false,
 "OOMKilled": false,
 "Dead": false,
 "Pid": 4228,
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 "Error": "",
 "StartedAt": "2016-10-27T23:45:34.5990616Z",
 "FinishedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
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 "Name": "/cocky_mahavira",
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 "Driver": "windowsfilter",
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 "GraphDriver": {
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 "Mounts": [],
 "Config": {
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 "Domainname": "",
 "User": "",
 "AttachStdin": true,
 "AttachStdout": true,
 "AttachStderr": true,
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 "Tty": true,
 "OpenStdin": true,
 "StdinOnce": true,
 "Env": null,
 "Cmd": null,
 "ArgsEscaped": true,
 "Image": "microsoft/iis",
 "Volumes": null,
 "WorkingDir": "",
 "Entrypoint": [
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 "NetworkSettings": {
 "Bridge": "",
 "SandboxID": "b23c5766990bb9373e6cbb69cb54b011f57974ed381e60c1eacb7c3c47e303b2",
 "HairpinMode": false,
 "LinkLocalIPv6Address": "",
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 "HostIp": "0.0.0.0",
 "HostPort": "80"
 }
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 "MacAddress": "",
 "Networks": {
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 "Gateway": "",
 "IPAddress": "172.26.192.89",
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 "MacAddress": "00:15:5d:7e:60:60"
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]

• The exact IP address of the container can be found using the command:

docker inspect --format '{{ NetworkSettings.Networks.nat.IPAddress }}' cocky_mahavira

IIS main page is accessible at http://<container-ip>, as shown below:

👁 docker-windows-2016-28

The next part will show how to create your own Docker image on Windows Server 2016.