I'm looking to run a Docker container on a Windows Server 2025 virtual machine, but I can't use WSL or a hypervisor. Is there any software available that can mount images inside an application in a way that wouldn't be considered 'nesting' by my server?
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I heard there's a rare Windows update called 'Ubuntu' that you could try installing, but that might not help much either.
If you're up for a challenge, QEMU might let you work with some containers, but honestly, the performance probably won't be great.
Unfortunately, you can't run Linux containers directly on a Windows Server VM without WSL or a hypervisor. Containers rely on the host OS for certain functions, so running Linux containers on a Windows Server is just not an option unless you set up a Linux VM as well.
There's an option for Windows containers, but it’s not very common and has limited applications—like MSSQL Server. Plus, your system might flag that as nested anyway.
You could technically install Docker Engine on Windows Server 2025, but you'd only be able to run containers built for that same Windows version.
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