HyperV Host and Docker

[garethEds]

Afternoon all - is it possible (maybe not-advisable) to run an instance of Docker on my HyperV cluster? We have three HyperV nodes in a cluster. I need to run a Docker container. Will it affect anything?

 

Did that make sense? It does to me - but I am tired today.

Gareth

[dhicks]

1 hour ago, garethedmondson said:

Afternoon all - is it possible (maybe not-advisable) to run an instance of Docker on my HyperV cluster?

 

If it's any help, we have a Linux VM (Debian Trixie) running on HyperV which then runs Docker. That might or might not match what you need to do - if you want to run a Linux-based Docker image that should work nicely. What are you trying to run?

[garethEds]

23 minutes ago, dhicks said:

 

If it's any help, we have a Linux VM (Debian Trixie) running on HyperV which then runs Docker. That might or might not match what you need to do - if you want to run a Linux-based Docker image that should work nicely. What are you trying to run?

 

Maybe the way forward. I've not worked with Linux for years.

[dhicks]

22 minutes ago, garethedmondson said:

Maybe the way forward. I've not worked with Linux for years.

 

Is there a specific application / project you are trying to install, or is this some kind of test environment? If it's an application, is it specifically Windows or Linux based, or do you have a choice of platforms? Given a choice, I'd probably go with Linux as that seems to be more common for Docker based images - you'll often find common Linux packages have ready-to-go Docker images for public download. I've found Gemini to be quite good at answering detailed questions about fiddly Linux configuration details (other chatbots are possibly equally capable, but Gemini is the one we have paid-for access to at the moment).

 

I'm currently working on a Docker-based project to implement remote desktops for pupil software development environments, so I can possibly help / advise if you have any specific issues getting some particular stuff working inside Docker. I found installing Pangolin, which can handle your user logins via Google/Microsodt accounts, a good place to start as it has a configuration script that handles installing and setting up Docker for you, and it gives you a secure login to start with while you're figuring out whatever other package you are trying to set up.

[garethEds]

12 minutes ago, dhicks said:

 

Is there a specific application / project you are trying to install, or is this some kind of test environment? If it's an application, is it specifically Windows or Linux based, or do you have a choice of platforms? Given a choice, I'd probably go with Linux as that seems to be more common for Docker based images - you'll often find common Linux packages have ready-to-go Docker images for public download. I've found Gemini to be quite good at answering detailed questions about fiddly Linux configuration details (other chatbots are possibly equally capable, but Gemini is the one we have paid-for access to at the moment).

 

I'm currently working on a Docker-based project to implement remote desktops for pupil software development environments, so I can possibly help / advise if you have any specific issues getting some particular stuff working inside Docker. I found installing Pangolin, which can handle your user logins via Google/Microsodt accounts, a good place to start as it has a configuration script that handles installing and setting up Docker for you, and it gives you a secure login to start with while you're figuring out whatever other package you are trying to set up.

 

I am moving our snipe-it asset from hosted to local as it has become cost prohibitive. They have a docker container that I can use - so it will be production inside school.

[dhicks]

2 hours ago, garethedmondson said:

I am moving our snipe-it asset from hosted to local as it has become cost prohibitive.

 

By the looks of things, Snipe-IT uses a Ubuntu-based Llinux) image (version 24), so creating a Linux VM in Hyper-V and then running Docker inside that should work.

[Davit2005]

I'd 2nd defo go for a VM preferably Linux, very easy to setup. And keeps the docker instances separate from the underlying OS of the hyper visor. Backup/migration will be far easier too.