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.