Windows Server Containers on Azure

On Azure we are going to use an image that comes preinstalled with the containers feature. You can also start with plain Windows Server 2016 on Azure and install the Windows Containers role from add/remove Windows features and then install Docker Engine or use the steps mentioned in the Containers on Windows 10 section.

In this chapter, we are going to create Windows Server 2016 VM on Microsoft Azure. The name of the image on Windows Azure is Windows Server 2016 with Containers Tech Preview 5. Microsoft Azure does not support Hyper-V Containers on Azure. However, you can deploy these container types when running Windows Server 2016 on premises or on Windows 10.

For creating a VM on Azure you will need an Azure account. Microsoft provides a free account for beginners to learn and practice Azure for $200/30 days. More details regarding creating a free account can be found here https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/free/.