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
Dockerizing Nerd Dinner: Part 1, Running a Legacy ASP.NET App in a Windows Container
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.
FROM microsoft/iis - a single line
I've installed Docker on Windows! Now what?
Three tips to improve your Docker on Windows life immeasurably.
1. Pull the base images
Windows can only run Windows containers. Currently there are only two base images, so pull these to
Windows, Dockerfiles and the Backtick Backslash Backlash
Updated! With the
SHELLinstructionUpdated! From Docker 1.13 all Dockerfile instructions respect the escape character, see Windows: Honour escape directive fully
In the Dockerfile spec the backslash is used as
1, 2, 3, GO! Run IIS in Docker on Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 is available now in an evaluation version. It lasts for 180 days and then you'll be able to upgrade to GA, which is expected in the new few weeks.
Six Questions with Pluralsight Author: Mark Heath
This time we have Six Questions with Pluralsight Author: Mark Heath. Mark is a software architect using the Microsoft stack, a regular blogger and speaker, and he runs the NAudio project -