💻 Windows in Docker Container

Discover an innovative and efficient method of deploying Windows OS (x64) on your linux system using the power of Vagrant VM, libvirt, and docker-compose. Together, these technologies help you containerize Windows OS, enabling you to manage a Windows instance just as you would any Docker container. This seamless integration into existing workflows significantly enhances convenience and optimizes resource allocation.

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📋 Prerequisites

• Docker version 20 or higher.

The docker compose is embedded as plugin

🚀 Deployment Guide

1. Create/Update the environmental file .env

# Vagrant image settings
MEMORY=8000 # 8GB
CPU=4
DISK_SIZE=100

2. Create docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"

services:
  win10:
    image: docker.io/vaggeliskls/windows-in-docker-container:latest
    env_file: .env
    stdin_open: true
    tty: true
    privileged: true
    volumes:
      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup
    ports:
      - 3389:3389

3. Run: docker compose up -d

🌐 Access via Remote Desktop

For debugging purposes or even testing, you can always connect to the VM using remote desktop software.

Software used during development:

1. Linux: rdesktop rdesktop <ip>:3389 or remina
2. MacOS: Windows remote desktop
3. Windows: buildin Remote Windows Connection

🔑 User Login

Default users based on the Vagrant image are:

1. Administrator
   • Username: Administrator
   • Password: vagrant
2. User
   • Username: vagrant
   • Password: vagrant

📚 Further Reading and Resources

• Windows Vagrant Tutorial
• Vagrant image: peru/windows-server-2022-standard-x64-eval
• Vagrant by HashiCorp
• Windows Virtual Machine in a Linux Docker Container