WINDOWS 11 PRO via Docker 🆗

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I have tried the virtual Machine native app BUT docker way is faster and more stable.

so I would like to share windows 11 pro with : image: dockurr/windows
here is best settings for me to make it works flaulessly

  • skip iso download and point it to local iso
  • intel iGPU Passthrough
  • port for web browser
  • other port for RDP app
  • for better performance you have to install : virtio-win-0.1.285.iso when logged in to windows
services:
  windows:
    image: dockurr/windows
    container_name: windows_11_pro
    privileged: true
    user: "0:0"  # for  hardware/volume access
    environment:
      RAM_SIZE: "10G"      # depend on RAMS you have
      CPU_CORES: "2"       # depend on your CPU
      CPU_MODEL: "host"           # Direct passthrough for speed
      DISK_SIZE: "200G"           # Your 200GB C: Drive 
      
      # Auto-Login & Admin Setup
      USERNAME: "Administrator"
      PASSWORD: "admin"

      KVM: "Y"
      SCREEN_RESOLUTION: "1920x1080"
      TZ: "Asia/Riyadh"
    devices:
      - /dev/kvm
      - /dev/dri:/dev/dri        # Intel iGPU Passthrough
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
    ports:
      - 8006:8006                # for Web Viewer
      - 3389:3389/tcp            # for RDP
      - 3389:3389/udp
    volumes:
      # Main OS Data
      - /volume1/docker/windows11:/storage
      # FORCE skip download with your local ISO
      - /home/KBJ/iso/Win11_25h2.iso:/custom.iso:ro     # you can map the local iso of windows in any location so no need to download it or double copy it
      #  Map drivers to the root so the container detects them
      - /home/KBJ911/NAS/windows/virtio-win-0.1.285.iso:/drivers.iso:ro
      # HERE I HAVE MAPPED THE entire NAS root (/volume1) to :/shared  CHANGE IF YOU NEED TO
      - /volume1:/shared
    restart: "no"
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

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Hi, This looks interesting. I have 2 VMs at the moment for Windows 11 on the DXP4800PLUS and a downside I have is that copying files to the NAS itself is very slow. From a standard Windows 11 PC it’s lightning Do you know what performance you get for writing to the NAS from within the docker?

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I tried to copy from NAS to VM
and

from NAS to win(docker)

docker way…WINS​:ok_hand:

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Excellent. Thanks for that. Docker W11 here I come :slight_smile:

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Wow, this is impressive.

I am honestly surprised that it is faster than the native VM app. Under the hood, Docker still must do virtualization because unlike linux apps, it can not run windows directly without Full virtualization. So it means that Docker-based setup is efficient on virtualzation too.

Thanks for sharing this .

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youre right

in docker it uses same direct file system operation of the NAS its like copying file from one loc. to another on same volume
but in VM it uses virtual CPU and virtual network card

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I now have my W11 docker set up. Works like a dream. Copying file to NAS is so much faster. Thx again.

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