Puppet in Docker Can i run puppet in docker on windows

Question

Can i run linux docker containers having puppet on windows? How's this possible?

Answer 1

With the release of the recent Docker for windows beta, it's possible to run Linux docker containers, including Puppet-in-Docker, on Windows. 

This isn't the same as the native Windows container support coming in Server 2016 but is still useful for local development purposes. 

• To run Puppet in Docker on windows you'll first need to sign up for the Docker beta and install it on your Windows machine.

• With docker running, open up a PowerShell prompt and create a docker network:

docker network create puppet

• We can then run a copy of Puppet Server. The standalone part refers to the fact this image does not automatically connect to PuppetDB. In other cases you may prefer the puppet/puppetserver image.

docker run --net puppet --name puppet --hostname puppet puppet/puppetserver-standalone

• The container should boot and once it is running, run a simple puppet agent in another container. 

• Open up a second PowerShell window and run:

docker run --net puppet puppet/puppet-agent-ubuntu

For a detailed understanding refer to: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-in-docker-examples/tree/master/developing-in-docker-on-windows