Hi folks
I'm playing around with docker and containers on Windows (DEV version).
I'm just testing a container with Ab (Oracle) MySQL in it --
OK you can run this "Native mode" on Windows but seems to me for many applications etc this is a far better way to go than simply installing a full blown VM whether on HYPER-V or some other system. There's quite a few other type apps I could run this way with profit !!!.
You do need to enable either WSL or HYPER-V (or both if you want) -- Docker desktop requests at install time - WSL or HYPER-V. Probably easier to start by choosing WSL as a beginner (which I am).
The MySQL container is very simple to set up and experiment with -- note if you use the example from the Docker documentation "as is" -- it works fine BTW - remember that when you logon to mysql the root password is "strong_password" -- otherwise you'll get Access denied - and you'll probably be looking all over the internet for hideously wrong and convoluted solutions !!!.
Added :
Note also to display containers - use the FREE community edition of Visual Studio 2022 -- a bit convoluted to download stuff if you aren't used to this but it does work - I suggest running all this stuff on a Test Windows version so you can get rid of it if it all gets hosed up !!!
Cheers
jimbo
I'm playing around with docker and containers on Windows (DEV version).
I'm just testing a container with Ab (Oracle) MySQL in it --
OK you can run this "Native mode" on Windows but seems to me for many applications etc this is a far better way to go than simply installing a full blown VM whether on HYPER-V or some other system. There's quite a few other type apps I could run this way with profit !!!.
You do need to enable either WSL or HYPER-V (or both if you want) -- Docker desktop requests at install time - WSL or HYPER-V. Probably easier to start by choosing WSL as a beginner (which I am).
The MySQL container is very simple to set up and experiment with -- note if you use the example from the Docker documentation "as is" -- it works fine BTW - remember that when you logon to mysql the root password is "strong_password" -- otherwise you'll get Access denied - and you'll probably be looking all over the internet for hideously wrong and convoluted solutions !!!.
Added :
Note also to display containers - use the FREE community edition of Visual Studio 2022 -- a bit convoluted to download stuff if you aren't used to this but it does work - I suggest running all this stuff on a Test Windows version so you can get rid of it if it all gets hosed up !!!
Cheers
jimbo
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