Docker on Windows Hyper-V
This cluster discusses how Docker runs on Windows, primarily its reliance on Hyper-V for virtualization, including native Windows containers, Linux VMs via WSL2, and comparisons to alternatives like VirtualBox.
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Docker for Windows relies on Hyper-V
Windows native containers are running on top of Hyper-V.
Yep, on Windows you have WSL and Hyper-V
Microsoft implemented containers in the Windows kernel, so Docker for Windows no longer needs a VM+Linux to run. The container implementation requires Hyper-V.
Not as far as I know, but docker on windows will spin up a HyperV VM so you still get a pretty good experience
What are some docker alternatives? And how does Docker on windows work? I know it uses Hyper-V underneath but does MS include a base linux kernel image?
Docker for windows currently still runs in a VM though
Docker on Windows is just a Hyper-V/VirtualBox VM running Docker.
On Windows it plugs into Windows containers and Hyper-V.
I thought Windows was starting a Linux VM with HyperV to run the container?