💻 Windows in Docker Container

Discover an innovative and efficient method of deploying Windows OS (x64) on your linux system using the power of Vagrant VM, libvirt, and docker-compose. Together, these technologies help you containerize Windows OS, enabling you to manage a Windows instance just as you would any Docker container. This seamless integration into existing workflows significantly enhances convenience and optimizes resource allocation.

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📋 Prerequisites

Docker version 24 or higher.
docker-compose version 1.18 or higher.

🚀 Deployment Guide

Create/Update the environmental file .env

# Vagrant image settings
MEMORY=8000 # 8GB
CPU=4
DISK_SIZE=100

Create docker-compose.yml
```
version: "3.9"
```

services: win10: image: ghcr.io/vaggeliskls/windows-in-docker-container:latest env_file: .env stdin_open: true tty: true privileged: true volumes:

/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup ports:
3389:3389
```
3. Run: `docker-compose up -d`
```

windows screenshot

🌐 Access via Remote Desktop

For debugging purposes or even testing, you can always connect to the VM using remote desktop software.

Software used during development:

Linux: rdesktop rdesktop <ip>:3389 or remina
MacOS: Windows remote desktop
Windows: buildin Remote Windows Connection

🔑 User Login

Default users based on the Vagrant image are:

Administrator
- Username: Administrator
- Password: vagrant
User
- Username: vagrant
- Password: vagrant

📚 Further Reading and Resources

vaggeliskls / windows-in-docker-container

readme