Getting Started with Docker on Windows
This course will teach you how to run both Windows and Linux containers on a single Windows machine.
What you'll learn
Finding, downloading, vetting, installing, configuring, and ultimately using software has traditionally been difficult and time-consuming. In this course, Getting Started with Docker on Windows, you’ll learn to pull images and run just about any app in a container. First, you’ll explore Docker on a Windows host to run Linux containers. Next, you’ll learn about Windows containers. Finally, you’ll discover how to build images to run custom containers from a Windows host. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills needed to use Docker on Windows to run just about any app in a container, in seconds.
Table of contents
- Running Both Apache and NGINX in Seconds 5m
- Both Linux and Windows Containers 3m
- wsl --install 5m
- winget install Docker.DockerDesktop 1m
- First Run of Docker Desktop Creates WSL2 Distros 2m
- Tray Icon, Notifications, and Startup App 1m
- Recommended Tools: Windows Terminal, PowerShell, VS Code 2m
- Restarting and Pausing Docker Desktop 2m
- docker container run nginx 2m
- Controlling Containers and Images from the Dashboard 2m
- Running Envoy proxy via the Dashboard 2m
- docker container list/stop/rm 1m
- Test Drive Jenkins 2m
- A Teamcity Container - docker compose up 3m
- Cleanup TeamCity - docker compose down 2m
- Traditional Challenges with Using Software 2m
- What Happens When Docker Runs a Container 2m
- Inspecting Image Configs 2m
- Setting up WSL2 Integration 3m
- docker version 1m
- Image Tags to Run Different Versions of dotnet/sdk 2m
- A Bash Shell Runs Inside the dotnet/sdk Container 1m
- Override the Command When Running a Container 2m
- Switching to Windows Containers 2m
- Controlling Two Backends 1m
- Running Two IIS Containers 3m
- Using the :ltsc2022 Tag to Pull a Smaller IIS Image 2m
- Windows Container Version Compatibility 2m
- Running cmd and ipconfig.exe in a Container 3m
- powershell.exe via windows/servercore and Image Layer Reuse 2m
- PowerShell Docker Completions 3m
- Process vs. Hyper-V Isolation 3m
- Using WSL to Control Linux Containers Anytime 1m
- Detached Containers 1m
- Modify index.html via the Containers File Tab in the Dashboard 1m
- docker container cp 1m
- Committing and Testing a Custom Image 2m
- From Docker Commands to Dockerfile 1m
- Checkout Files Inside the WSL Distro Filesystem 1m
- docker image build 2m
- docker container stop/rm 1m
- Dissecting Custom Image Layers in the Dashboard 2m
- VS Code Extensions: Docker and WSL Remote 1m
- Building an Nmap Image with Docker Compose 2m
- docker compose run --build nmap 3m
- Adding Dashboard Extensions for Cleanup 2m
About the author
Wes Higbee is passionate about helping companies achieve remarkable results with technology and software. He’s had extensive experience developing software and working with teams to improve how software is developed to meet business objectives. Wes launched Full City Tech to leverage his expertise to help companies delight customers. Although his primary focus is on outcomes, implementation often includes technical competency. Wes frequently speaks about impactful aspects of software developm... more