Installing Docker On Windows 2016

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Installing docker on windows

Installing docker on windows 2016

In this blog, we will show you the step-by-step to Installing docker in windows 2016.

INSTALLING REQUIREMENTS

  • Need a windows 2016 GUI physical host (or) VM.
  • Container Service required (This will installed while installing the docker service)

Note : We are installing the docker service in VM for this demonstration

VERIFYING WINDOWS UPDATES

  • Go to start menu and click on settings.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Then click on the update & security option.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Make sure that your container host has completely update-to-date.
Installing docker in windows 2016

INSTALLING NUGET PROVIDER

  • Go to start menu and click on PowerShell icon.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Make sure that you are running PowerShell as administrator.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Now install the Nuget PowerShell module using below command.

Install-Module -Name DockerMsftProvider -Repository PSGallery –Force

  • It will prompt us to install NUGET provider. Type Y and press enter.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Packages will start installing
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Once it’s completed, it will display the PowerShell prompt.
Installing docker in windows 2016

INSTALLING DOCKER SERVICE

  • From the PowerShell window, execute the below command to install docker service.

Install-Package -Name docker -ProviderName DockerMsftProvider -verbose

Installing docker in windows 2016
  • As we need to trust this package by typing Y to continue the installation.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Now it will install the windows containers feature and install the docker service. We need to restart the windows container host to complete the installation.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Once server back to online,  get the status of docker service using below command.

get-service docker

Installing docker in windows 2016
  • To start the docker service, run the below command.

start-service docker

Installing docker in windows 2016

VERIFYING INSTALLATION

  • Go to C:\Program Files\ folder and you will able to find the Docker folder in it.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • You will able to find docker.exe, dockerd.exe and metadata.json files inside this folder.
Installing docker in windows 2016
  • Go to PowerShell and execute the below command to find the docker version

docker version

Installing docker in windows 2016

It shows both docker client & docker server (engine) versions.

We have successfully installed the docker service in windows 2016.

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Thanks for using this blog, we hope it will be useful for you to install docker service in windows 2016.

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