Summary :

In this article we will learn to install Docker on Window Server using Docker Manifest file

Prerequisites:

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Step by Step process

1. First step is to download a “manifest” file that contains the list of known Docker package versions along with the correct URL to download them

Start-BitsTransfer -Source https://dockermsft.blob.core.windows.net/dockercontainer/DockerMsftIndex.json

2. Open DockerMsftIndex.json in a text editor and copy the URL that corresponds to the version you want to install:
   For example,for version 18.09.9 :
   https://dockermsft.blob.core.windows.net/dockercontainer/docker-18-09-9.zip

Start-BitsTransfer -Source https://dockermsft.blob.core.windows.net/dockercontainer/docker-18-09-9.zip -Destination /docker-18-09-9.zip

3. Extract the archive
4. Add Docker to the path for the current session.

cd / 

$env:path += ";$env:ProgramFilesdocker"

5. Optionally, modify PATH to persist across sessions.

$newPath = "$env:ProgramFilesdocker;" + 

>> [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", 

>> [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", $newPath, 

>> [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)

6. Register the Docker daemon as a service.

dockerd --register-service

7. Start the Docker service.

Start-Service docker

8. Verify the Docker Version

docker version

9. Test your Docker EE installation by running the hello-world container.

docker container run hello-world:nanoserver

Status: Downloaded newer image for hello-world:nanoserver