Running Docker Windows and Linux Containers Simultaneously | windows docker run linux image
ManyofyouwithfamiliaritywithDockerforWindowsknowhowyoucurrentlyhavetoswitchbetweenrunningeitherWindowsorLinuxContainers.Inthefollowingpost,PremierDeveloperConsultantRandyPatterson[1]teachesushowtocombatthislimitationandrunDockerWindowsandLinuxContainerssimultaneouslyonthesamehost.StartingwithDockerforWindowsversion18.03.0-ce-win59theLinuxContainersonWindows(LCOW)isavailableasanexperimentalfeature.Previously,youcouldgetLCOWonlyontheEdgeorNightlyBuildChannels.Forpeoplelikemewhoneedastableversi...
Many of you with familiarity with Docker for Windows know how you currently have to switch between running either Windows or Linux Containers. In the following post, Premier Developer Consultant Randy Patterson[1] teaches us how to combat this limitation and run Docker Windows and Linux Containers simultaneously on the same host.
Starting with Docker for Windows version 18.03.0-ce-win59 the Linux Containers on Windows (LCOW) is available as an experimental feature. Previously, you could get LCOW only on the Edge or Nightly Build Channels. For people like me who need a stable version of Docker for Windows, this feature was not available until now.
Docker for Windows currently allows you to switch between running Windows or Linux Containers but not both. Linux containers were hosted in a Linux Virtual Machine making it convenient for testing purposes but not production. LCOW will make it possible to have an application that mixes Linux...