From 9e2e8188ae8e2c566b3e10c1b23ae3fff8f9d64a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Lifton Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 17:36:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Fred Lifton (github: fredfl) --- docs/sources/installation/windows.md | 32 +++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/windows.md b/docs/sources/installation/windows.md index df9bd5ca22..0d19dede45 100644 --- a/docs/sources/installation/windows.md +++ b/docs/sources/installation/windows.md @@ -3,14 +3,17 @@ page_description: Docker installation on Microsoft Windows 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 [] {help|init|up|ssh|save|down|poweroff|reset|restart|config|status|info|delete|download|version} [] @@ -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: @@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ to you using: 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)