Windows Weekly Dockerfile #1
I'd love to say it was deliberate, but actually it was just by chance.
There are 52 Dockerfiles in the source code for my book, Docker on Windows. Perfect for a year-long
Docker Volumes on Windows - Introducing the `G` Drive
You use Docker volumes to store state outside of containers, so your data survives when you replace the container to update your app. Docker uses symbolic links to give the volume a
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Docker on Windows: the Book
358 pages, 52 Dockerfiles and the word "Linux" is only used twice. This is Docker on Windows, a book all about running Windows applications in containers, powered by Docker.
Docker Retrospective: June 2017
It seems silly to start all these retros saying "it was a busy month" every time, so I'm just going to get started.
Docker 17.06CE
The new release of Docker CE
Shh... Secrets are Coming to Windows in Docker 17.06
Secrets are a first-class citizen in Docker. They're for storing sensitive application data, like API keys and connection strings. Secrets have been in Docker on Linux for a while, and with Docker
Docker Retrospective: May 2017
Plenty happening in the Docker and Microsoft space. Last month I got to some great conferences and spent a bunch of time with some awesome folks.
Docker CE 17.05 was released
Docker Retrospective: April 2017
There's lots happening in the Docker world at the moment, so I'm starting a monthly retro of things I've done - videos, articles, code samples, slides etc. - so they don't get
How to Dockerize Windows Applications: The 5 Steps
You can run any application in Docker as long as it can be installed and executed unattended, and the base operating system supports the app. Windows Server Core runs in Docker which
Build a Lightweight Dev Rig for Running Windows Docker Containers
You can only run Docker containers natively on Windows Server 2016. Windows 10 lets you run containers with elevated isolation in Hyper-V mode, but there are some restrictions around that - and
Relay IIS Log Entries To Read Them in Docker
Docker is a very generous platform. It works hard to make applications think they are running on a normal server, and it doesn't make any demands on how the app should work.
Dockerizing Nerd Dinner: Part 2, Connecting ASP.NET to SQL Server
Update! The Nerd Dinner project has moved to my book Docker on Windows. And I have a Pluralsight course on Modernizing .NET Apps with Docker.
We finished Part 1 with a working
Published Ports On Windows Containers Don't Do Loopback
Docker provides network integration between containers and the host, so when the host receives network requests, they can be routed to a container. On the Docker side, the process is the same