{"id":76,"date":"2023-08-28T01:01:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T08:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eisaichen.com\/?p=76"},"modified":"2024-05-01T22:48:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T05:48:50","slug":"how-to-run-windows-container-with-ultralight-docker-ce-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eisaichen.com\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"How to run Windows Container with ultralight Docker-CE CLI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


This will NOT include the docker desktop, and it is COMMAND-LINE ONLY, Like in Linux.<\/strong>
Hyper-V, WSL, VT-d are NOT required.
Please check Limitations<\/a> first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Install<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You only need 4 files in total.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First download docker engine from the official:
https:\/\/download.docker.com\/win\/static\/stable\/x86_64\/<\/a>
After unzipping, you will have the following 3 files:
docker.exe
dockerd.exe
docker-proxy.exe

Put all 3 files into whatever folder you want as the install folder, for example:
C:\\Program Files\\docker
Add the install folder to your environment variable (Optional)
PS(ADMIN)>[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path',\"$([Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path','Machine'))\"+';<path to docker>','Machine')<\/kbd><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, download the docker-compose from the official repo: (Optional)
https:\/\/github.com\/docker\/compose\/releases\/<\/a>
you will get docker-compose-windows-x86_64.exe<\/kbd><\/code>
Rename it to docker-compose.exe<\/kbd><\/code>
Put it to C:\\Users\\<username>\\.docker\\cli-plugins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run docker without Elevated privileges: (Optional)
PS(ADMIN)>net localgroup docker \/add<\/kbd>
PS(ADMIN)>net localgroup docker <your username> \/add<\/kbd><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, register the docker service:
If you set up the group above
PS(ADMIN)>&'<Path to docker>\\dockerd.exe' --register-service -G docker<\/kbd>
Otherwise
PS(ADMIN)>&'<Path to docker>\\dockerd.exe' --register-service<\/kbd>

Final step, enable the Containers<\/strong> feature for Windows.
(optional) If you want to use hyper-v isolation<\/a> for your container, then you need to enable Hyper-V as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s it, restart computer, and you are ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To verify the installation:
PS(ADMIN)>docker version<\/kbd><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alternate Install<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Download the following zip and run the install.ps1 in PowerShell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

docker_install<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This will automatically install docker into C:\\Program Files\\docker<\/kbd><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Limitations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n