Building Docker

Environment

• Windows 11 Pro

Steps

1. Enable Hyper-V from “Windows Features.”

2. Restart your computer.

3. Run the following command in PowerShell:

    systeminfo | findstr /I "Hyper-V"
   

   If the output looks like this, Hyper-V is enabled and working properly:

    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
    Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online | Where-Object { $_.FeatureName -like "Hyper-V" }
   

    FeatureName : Microsoft-Hyper-V-All           State : Enabled  
    FeatureName : Microsoft-Hyper-V               State : Enabled  
    FeatureName : Microsoft-Hyper-V-Tools-All     State : Enabled  
    FeatureName : Microsoft-Hyper-V-Management-PowerShell  State : Enabled  
    FeatureName : Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor    State : Enabled  
    FeatureName : Microsoft-Hyper-V-Services      State : Enabled  
    FeatureName : Microsoft-Hyper-V-Management-Clients  State : Enabled
   

4. Download Docker Desktop from the following link:
   Docker Desktop

   Choose the appropriate version for your system.

5. Install Docker with the default settings.

   • By default, WSL2 is enabled.

   • While writing this article, I thought that If I had used WSL2, I wouldn’t have needed to enable Hyper-V.WSL2 might be a better option than Hyper-V.

6. Run the following command in PowerShell:

    docker run hello-world
   

   If everything is set up correctly, you should see:

    Hello from Docker!  
    This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly.
   

Done. Easy.