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You can also download or create a template and specify the local path with the --template-file parameter. The last PowerShell command from the previous script shows the virtual machine name. To connect to the virtual machine, see How to connect and sign on to an Azure virtual machine running Windows. To learn more about creating templates, view the JSON syntax and properties for the resources types you deployed:.

Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Table of contents Exit focus mode. Table of contents. Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback. Each of these methods are provided as an option to make the experience of constructing your container-ready Azure VMs as smooth as possible. The following subsections will detail the pros and cons of each option alongside how to get started.

The benefit to using Image Builder is that the configuration is done during a build time and would not have any effect on your workload at runtime; when the VM scale set instantiates a new VM from your custom image, the image will have already been prepped so no time must be spent here and it will be immediately ready to run containers.

Azure image builder, however, can be more complex to implement and there are more steps involved than with script extensions. Additionally, while the Image Builder service is free, you must manage for the compute, storage, and networking usage associated with the build process additional details here. To get started with building your own Windows Server VM image, we have created a guide which details the process step-by step.

The powershell scripts mentioned below can be utilized alongside this guide to install your container runtime of choice. Make sure to cache the container images you plan to use locally on the VM!

This will help improve the container start time after deployment. The scripts below will help you do this. Custom Script Extensions are quicker to implement and the cost is only in the nominal price to store the script in Azure or GitHub. However, the script may only execute after a VM has been provisioned, so you must budget for additional time being spent to properly prep the VM at scale-out time.

Using the scripts offered below you can configure your VM scale sets to install the container runtime of your choice upon provisioning. Follow our guide learn how to set a custom script extension. You can install Docker on Windows 10 or 11 Professional and Enterprise editions by using the following steps. Download and install Docker Desktop and create a Docker account if you don't already have one. You can create a free Docker account for personal or small business users, however, for larger businesses, there is a monthly fee.

For more details, see the Docker documentation. During installation, set the default container type to Windows containers. To switch after installation completes, you can use either the Docker item in the Windows system tray as shown below , or the following command in a PowerShell prompt:.

To get started, ensure you have the latest Containers extension installed on your Windows Admin Center instance. For more information on how to install and configure extensions, check out the Windows Admin Center documentation. With the Containers extension installed, target the Windows Server machine you want to configure and select the Containers option:. Click the Install button. After the process is complete, you can refresh the page and see the other functionalities of the Containers extension.

To run a Windows container you must have a supported container runtime available on your machine. The runtimes currently supported on Windows are containerd , Moby , and the Mirantis Container Runtime.

This section will detail the process of installing each on your specific copy of Windows, including a set of powershell scripts which make it easy to install each runtime in just a few steps. It is managed by the open source community as part of the Moby Project. To get started with Docker on Windows Server we have created a powershell script which configures your environment to enable container-related OS features and install the Docker runtime.

For more configuration details, see Docker Engine on Windows. The Mirantis Container Runtime, formally known as Docker EE, provides the same functionality as Docker CE plus extra features built specifically for enterprise deployments.

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