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Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Fred Lifton <fred.lifton@docker.com> (github: fredfl)

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page_keywords: Docker, Docker documentation, Windows, requirements, virtualbox, boot2docker
# Windows
> **Note:**
> Docker has been tested on Windows 7.1 and 8; it may also run on older versions.
Docker Engine runs on Windows using a lightweight virtual machine. There
is no native Windows Docker client yet, so everything is done inside the virtual
machine.
To make this process easier we designed a helper application called
[Boot2Docker](https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker) to install the
virtual machine and run the Docker daemon.
The Docker Engine uses Linux-specific kernel features, so to run it on OS X
we need to use a lightweight virtual machine (vm). You use the OS X Docker client to
control the virtualized Docker Engine to build, run, and manage Docker containers.
To make this process easier, we've designed a helper application called
[Boot2Docker](https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker) that installs the
virtual machine and runs the Docker daemon.
## Demonstration
@ -19,8 +22,8 @@ virtual machine and run the Docker daemon.
## Installation
1. Download the latest release of the [Docker for Windows Installer](https://github.com/boot2docker/windows-installer/releases)
2. Run the installer, which will install VirtualBox, MSYS-git, the boot2docker Linux ISO and the
Boot2Docker management tool.
2. Run the installer, which will install VirtualBox, MSYS-git, the boot2docker Linux ISO,
and the Boot2Docker management tool.
![](/installation/images/windows-installer.png)
3. Run the `Boot2Docker Start` shell script from your Desktop or Program Files > Docker.
The Start script will ask you to enter an ssh key passphrase - the simplest
@ -46,19 +49,18 @@ virtual machine and run the Docker daemon.
## Running Docker
Boot2Docker will log you in automatically so you can start using Docker
right away.
Boot2Docker will log you in automatically so you can start using Docker right away.
Let's try the “hello world” example. Run
$ docker run busybox echo hello world
This will download the small busybox image and print hello world.
This will download the small busybox image and print "hello world".
# Further Details
The Boot2Docker management tool provides some commands:
The Boot2Docker management tool provides several commands:
$ ./boot2docker
Usage: ./boot2docker [<options>] {help|init|up|ssh|save|down|poweroff|reset|restart|config|status|info|delete|download|version} [<args>]
@ -66,8 +68,7 @@ The Boot2Docker management tool provides some commands:
## Container port redirection
The latest version of `boot2docker` sets up a host only
network adaptor on which the container's ports will be exposed.
The latest version of `boot2docker` sets up a host only network adaptor which provides access to the container's ports.
If you run a container with an exposed port:
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boot2docker ip
Typically, it is `192.168.59.103`, but it can change.
Typically, it is 192.168.59.103, but it could get changed by Virtualbox's DHCP
implementation.
For further information or to report issues, please see the [Boot2Docker site](http://boot2docker.io)