windows_in_docker/readme.md

Windows for Docker

Windows in a docker container.

Features

• Multi-platform
• KVM acceleration

Usage

Via docker-compose.yml

version: "3"
services:
  windows:
    container_name: windows
    image: dockurr/windows:latest
    environment:
      VERSION: "win11x64"
    devices:
      - /dev/kvm
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
    ports:
      - 8006:8006
    stop_grace_period: 2m
    restart: unless-stopped

Via docker run

docker run -it --rm -e "VERSION=win11x64" -p 8006:8006 --device=/dev/kvm --cap-add NET_ADMIN dockurr/windows:latest

FAQ

• How do I specify the Windows version?

  You can modify the VERSION environment variable to specify the version you want:

  environment:
    VERSION: "win11x64"
  

  Select from the values below:

  • win11x64 (Windows 11)
  • win10x64 (Windows 10)
  • win81x64 (Windows 8.1)
  • win7x64-ultimate (Windows 7 )
  • win2016-eval (Windows Server 2016)
  • win2019-eval (Windows Server 2019)
  • win2022-eval (Windows Server 2022)

• How do I see the screen?

  The container includes a web-based viewer, so you can visit http://localhost:8006/ using any webbrowser to view the screen and interact with Windows via the keyboard/mouse.

  Alternatively it is also possible to connect to port 5900 using a VNC client like RealVNC or many others.

• How do I increase the amount of CPU or RAM?

  By default, a single core and 4 GB of RAM are allocated to the container.

  To increase this, add the following environment variables:

  environment:
    RAM_SIZE: "8G"
    CPU_CORES: "4"
  

• How do I change the size of the data disk?

  To expand the default size of 64 GB, add the DISK_SIZE setting to your compose file and set it to your preferred capacity:

  environment:
    DISK_SIZE: "128G"
  

  This can also be used to resize the existing disk to a larger capacity without any data loss.

• How do I change the location of the data disk?

  To change the location of the data disk, include the following bind mount in your compose file:

  volumes:
    - /var/win:/storage
  

  Replace the example path /var/win with the desired storage folder.

• How do I verify if my system supports KVM?

  To verify if your system supports KVM, run the following commands:

  sudo apt install cpu-checker
  sudo kvm-ok
  

  If you receive an error from kvm-ok indicating that KVM acceleration can't be used, check the virtualization settings in the BIOS.