windows_in_docker/CHANGELOG.md
Michel Abboud 978abbe7ec feat: Add JSON file cache for container status
- Cache container statuses in ~/.cache/winctl/status.json
- Auto-refresh if cache older than 7 days or data is stale
- Add 'refresh' command to force cache refresh
- Dramatically faster menus (single Docker call vs 44 calls)
- Bump version to 1.1.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-28 23:35:28 +00:00

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Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

[1.0.0] - 2026-01-28

Added

  • winctl.sh: Management script for Windows Docker containers
    • 13 commands: start, stop, restart, status, logs, shell, stats, build, rebuild, list, inspect, monitor, check, refresh
    • Interactive menus for version selection
    • Prerequisites checking (Docker, Compose, KVM, TUN, memory, disk)
    • Color-coded output with professional table formatting
    • Safety confirmations for destructive operations
    • Support for all 22 Windows versions across 4 categories
    • JSON status cache (~/.cache/winctl/status.json) with auto-refresh
  • Multi-version compose structure with organized folders (compose/)
  • Environment file configuration (.env / .env.example)
  • Two resource profiles: modern (8G RAM, 4 CPU) and legacy (2G RAM, 2 CPU)
  • Per-version data folders under data/
  • Pre-configured compose files for all Windows versions:
    • Desktop: Win 11, 10, 8.1, 7 (with Enterprise variants)
    • Legacy: Vista, XP, 2000
    • Server: 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025
    • Tiny: Tiny11, Tiny10
  • Unique port mappings for each version (no conflicts)
  • CLAUDE.md for Claude Code guidance

Changed

  • Default storage location changed from ./windows to ./data/
  • Compose files now use env_file for centralized configuration
  • Restart policy changed from always to unless-stopped

Resource Profiles

Profile RAM CPU Disk Used By
Modern 8G 4 128G Win 10/11, Server 2016+
Legacy 2G 2 32G Win 7/8, Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2003-2012, Tiny