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Create and Run a Windows Server Container Image on Windows Server
This lab walks through the process of creating a Windows Server container image and running the image on Windows Server.

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Challenge
Install Docker on VM1
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Install the Docker runtime with the following command:
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/Windows-Containers/Main/helpful_tools/Install-DockerCE/install-docker-ce.ps1" -o install-docker-ce.ps1 .\install-docker-ce.ps1
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Create a Dockerfile
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Create a Dockerfile using Visual Studio Code with the following instructions:
FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022 RUN powershell.exe -command Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server ADD "https://dotnetbinaries.blob.core.windows.net/servicemonitor/2.0.1.10/ServiceMonitor.exe" "C:\\ServiceMonitor.exe" WORKDIR c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot COPY index.html index.html EXPOSE 80 ENTRYPOINT ["C:\\ServiceMonitor.exe", "w3svc"]
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Create an index.html file in the working directory and include some HTML content in that file, for example:
<h1>Hello from Docker!</h1>
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Challenge
Build Your Container Image
Build your container image using your Dockerfile.
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Challenge
Run Your Container Image
Run your container image.
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