Running Docker containers

Back to Windows Server

Install Container feature, install Docker.

Pull an image

docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022

List images

docker images

Run image

docker run -it mcr.microsoft.com/windows/nanoserver:ltsc2022 cmd.exe
echo "Hello World!" > Hello.txt
exit

Update image

docker ps -a
docker commit <containerid> helloworld
docker ps -a (now it shows 2)

Run this custom image

docker run --rm helloworld cmd.exe /s /c type Hello.txt

Pull IIS

docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore/iis

Dockerfile example

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore/iis
RUN mkdir C:\Temp
COPY *.ps1 /Temp
RUN powershell -Command blah blah… 
RUN powershell -File  /Temp/blah.ps1
ADD www-files /inetpub/wwwroot

Run it

docker build -t test-image .  
docker run -d -p 80:80 --name api-test-container test-image
docker inspect -f "Template:.NetworkSettings.Networks.nat.IPAddress" test-image