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page_title: Installation on Windows
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page_description: Please note this project is currently under heavy development. It should not be used in production.
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page_keywords: Docker, Docker documentation, Windows, requirements, virtualbox, boot2docker
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# Windows
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Docker can run on Windows using a virtualization platform like
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VirtualBox. A Linux distribution is run inside a virtual machine and
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that's where Docker will run.
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## Installation
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2014-04-18 20:21:55 +00:00
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> **Note**:
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> Docker is still under heavy development! We don't recommend using it in
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> production yet, but we're getting closer with each release. Please see
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> our blog post, [Getting to Docker 1.0](
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> http://blog.docker.io/2013/08/getting-to-docker-1-0/)
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1. Install virtualbox from [https://www.virtualbox.org](
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https://www.virtualbox.org) - or follow this [tutorial](
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http://www.slideshare.net/julienbarbier42/install-virtualbox-on-windows-7).
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2. Download the latest boot2docker.iso from
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[https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker/releases](
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https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker/releases).
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3. Start VirtualBox.
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4. Create a new Virtual machine with the following settings:
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- Name: boot2docker
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- Type: Linux
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- Version: Linux 2.6 (64 bit)
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- Memory size: 1024 MB
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- Hard drive: Do not add a virtual hard drive
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5. Open the settings of the virtual machine:
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5.1. go to Storage
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5.2. click the empty slot below Controller: IDE
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5.3. click the disc icon on the right of IDE Secondary Master
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5.4. click Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file
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6. Browse to the path where you`ve saved the boot2docker.iso, select
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the boot2docker.iso and click open.
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7. Click OK on the Settings dialog to save the changes and close the
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window.
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8. Start the virtual machine by clicking the green start button.
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9. The boot2docker virtual machine should boot now.
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## Running Docker
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boot2docker will log you in automatically so you can start using Docker
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right away.
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Let's try the “hello world” example. Run
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$ docker run busybox echo hello world
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This will download the small busybox image and print hello world.
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## Observations
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### Persistent storage
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The virtual machine created above lacks any persistent data storage. All
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images and containers will be lost when shutting down or rebooting the
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VM.
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