Install docker on Windows 2016

- Install docker on Windows datacenter 2016

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
Install-Module -Name DockerMsftProvider -Force
Install-Package -Name docker -ProviderName DockerMsftProvider -Force
Restart-Computer -Force
- Open firewall port 2375

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="docker engine" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=2375

 - Configure Docker daemon to listen on both pipe and TCP (replaces docker --register-service invocation above)

Stop-Service docker
dockerd --unregister-service
dockerd -H npipe:// -H 0.0.0.0:2375 --register-service
Start-Service docker

- The Windows Server 2016 Docker engine can now be used from the VM host by setting DOCKER_HOST:

$env:DOCKER_HOST = "<ip-address-of-vm>:2375"


Note: Allow port on host for container public

docker inspect --format='{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' <container name>