Installing Docker In Nano Server

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Installing Docker In Nano Server

This is about the installation of the Docker in the Nano Server VM which has been created in my previous article.

Step 1 Connecting to Nano Server using PowerShell

Open PowerShell with administrator privileges. Run the following code to connect with the Nano Server.
Enter-PSSession -ConnectionUri "https://nanoserver007.southindia.cloudapp.azure.com:5986/WSMAN" -Credential (Get-Credential)

This will ask you for the username and password of the Nano Server VM. Enter them and login.
After logging in, you will be allowed to access the Nano Server using PowerShell. You will find some change like this.

Step 2 Checking Windows Updates for Nano Server

It is necessary to update the VM before installing Docker. Hence, we have to update Windows before installing Docker. For this, run the following set of commands.

$sess = New-CimInstance -Namespace root/Microsoft/Windows/WindowsUpdate -ClassName MSFT_WUOperationsSession
Invoke-CimMethod -InputObject $sess -MethodName ApplyApplicableUpdates

This will take some time to finish updates. You have to wait for a few minutes to get the updates to finish up. After the updates are done, we need to restart the Server. Run the following command after the updates are done.

Restart-Computer

After restarting the Nano Server, again, connect back to the VM and login with the credentials.

Step 3 Installing Docker

After logging into the VM, install the Docker Service using the following command.

Install-Module -Name DockerMsftProvider -Repository PSGallery -Force

Now, install the docker package from the gallery which we have installed.

Install-Package -Name docker -Providername DockerMsftProvider -Verbose

Once the installation gets done, restart your Server VM by running the following command.

Restart-Computer -Force

Step 4 Starting Docker

Now, check whether Docker is running or not, by using this command.

Get-Service docker

If it doesn’t run, execute the following command.

Start-Service docker

Now, execute the command.

docker version

Finally, Docker has been successfully installed in the Nano Server VM.