docker for windows

Developing Docker-Powered Apps on Windows with WSL 2

Antonis Kalipetis
Aug 14 2019

WSL 2 is Microsoft’s second take on shipping a Linux Kernel with Windows that includes a full fledged virtual machine. It was only natural that Docker would embrace this change and ship a Docker Desktop for Windows version that runs on WSL 2. In this blog, I’ll show you an example of how to develop Docker-powered applications using the Docker Desktop WSL 2 Tech Preview.

Get Ready for the Tech Preview of Docker Desktop for WSL 2

David Butler
Jul 18 2019

Today at OSCON, Scott Hanselman, Kayla Cinnamon, and Yosef Durr of Microsoft demonstrated some of the new capabilities coming with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2, including how it will be integrated with Docker Desktop. As part of this demonstration, we are...

Docker Desktop Enterprise Preview: Version Packs

Jim Armstrong
Feb 20 2019

This is the first in a series of articles we are publishing to provide more details on Docker Desktop Enterprise, which we announced at DockerCon Barcelona. Keep up with the latest Docker Desktop Enterprise news and release updates by signing up for the Docker Desktop...

Kubernetes is Now Available In Docker Desktop Stable Channel

Jim Armstrong
Jul 25 2018

Back in January we made Kubernetes available in our Edge release channels for Docker Desktop on macOS and on Windows. Today we’re excited to announce that Kubernetes orchestration has graduated to the Stable release channels for Docker Desktop! Docker Desktop is the...

Introducing an Easier Way To Design Applications in Docker Desktop

Gareth Rushgrove
Jun 13 2018

In today’s DockerCon keynote we previewed an upcoming Docker Desktop feature that will make it easier than ever to design your own container-based applications. For a certain set of developers, the current iteration of Docker Desktop has everything one might need to...

Docker for Desktop is Certified Kubernetes

Gareth Rushgrove
Apr 25 2018

“You are now Certified Kubernetes.” With this comment, Docker for Windows and Docker for Mac passed the Kubernetes conformance tests. Kubernetes has been available in Docker for Mac and Docker for Windows since January, having first being announced at DockerCon...

Docker Compose and Kubernetes with Docker for Desktop

Mike Coleman
Feb 15 2018

If you’re running an edge version of Docker on your desktop (Docker for Mac or Docker for Windows Desktop), you can now stand up a single-node Kubernetes cluster with the click of a button. While I’m not a developer, I think this is great news for the millions of...

Docker for Windows Desktop… Now With Kubernetes!

Jim Armstrong
Jan 30 2018

Today we are excited to announce the beta for Docker for Windows Desktop with integrated Kubernetes is now available in the edge channel! This release includes Kubernetes 1.8, just like the Docker for Mac and Docker Enterprise Edition and will allow you to develop...

Top 5 Blogs of 2017 – Build and run your first Docker Windows Server container

Michael Friis
Dec 25 2017

As 2017 comes to a close, we looked back at the top five blogs that were most popular with our readers. For those of you that have yet to set up your first Docker Windows container, we are kicking off the week with a blog that will help you get up and running on...