Run Docker Engine in Windows Subsystem for Linux?

Question

I have Windows 10 Home and cannot therefore install and run the Docker Engine (without resorting to using Docker Toolbox).

I do, however, have Ubuntu running in Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Is it possible for me to run Docker Engine inside WSL on my Windows 10 Home machine?

Answer 1

The answer is no, as a blog post from MSDN indicates:

We frequently get asked about running docker from within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). We don’t support running the docker daemon directly in WSL. But what you can do is call in to the daemon running under Windows from WSL.

Note that "The daemon running under Windows" is only possible using the Hyper-V virtualization feature which is not available in the Windows 10 Home edition.