From f36feeaadc1b92f0ea5cb3a7803a1fb9f9cbe35a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paigehargrave Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:56:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update faqs.md --- docker-for-windows/faqs.md | 76 +++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/docker-for-windows/faqs.md b/docker-for-windows/faqs.md index a391b5712e..997752e827 100644 --- a/docker-for-windows/faqs.md +++ b/docker-for-windows/faqs.md @@ -4,26 +4,26 @@ keywords: windows faqs title: Frequently asked questions (FAQ) --- -**Looking for popular FAQs on Docker for Windows?** Check out the +**Looking for popular FAQs on Docker Desktop for Windows?** Check out the [Docker Success Center](http://success.docker.com/){: target="_blank" class="_"} for knowledge base articles, FAQs, technical support for subscription levels, and more. ### Questions about Stable and Edge channels -#### How do I get the Stable or Edge version of Docker for Windows? +#### How do I get the Stable or Edge version of Docker Desktop for Windows? Use the download links for the channels given in the topic -[Download Docker for Windows](install#download-docker-for-windows). +[Download Docker Desktop for Windows](install#download-docker-for-windows). This topic also has more information about the two channels. -#### What is the difference between the Stable and Edge versions of Docker for Windows? +#### What is the difference between the Stable and Edge versions of Docker Desktop for Windows? -Two different download channels are available for Docker for Windows: +Two different download channels are available for Docker Desktop for Windows: * The **Stable channel** provides a general availability release-ready installer for a fully baked and tested, more reliable app. The Stable version of Docker - for Windows comes with the latest released version of Docker Engine. The + Desktop for Windows comes with the latest released version of Docker Engine. The release schedule is synced with Docker Engine releases and hotfixes. On the Stable channel, you can select whether to send usage statistics and other data. @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Two different download channels are available for Docker for Windows: Stable, often one or more per month. Usage statistics and crash reports are sent by default. You do not have the option to disable this on the Edge channel. -#### Can I switch back and forth between Stable and Edge versions of Docker for Windows? +#### Can I switch back and forth between Stable and Edge versions of Docker Desktop for Windows? Yes, you can switch between versions to try out the Edge release to see what's new, then go back to Stable for other work. However, **you can have only one app @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ installed at a time**. Switching back and forth between Stable and Edge apps can destabilize your development environment, particularly in cases where you switch from a newer (Edge) channel to older (Stable). -For example, containers created with a newer Edge version of Docker for Windows +For example, containers created with a newer Edge version of Docker Desktop for Windows may not work after you switch back to Stable because they may have been created leveraging Edge features that aren't in Stable yet. Just keep this in mind as you create and work with Edge containers, perhaps in the spirit of a playground @@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ You can find the list of frequent issues in [Logs and Troubleshooting](troubleshoot). If you do not find a solution in Troubleshooting, browse issues on -[Docker for Windows issues on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues){: target="_blank" class="_"} +[Docker Desktop for Windows issues on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues){: target="_blank" class="_"} or create a new one. You can also create new issues based on diagnostics. To -learn more about running diagnostics and about Docker for Windows GitHub issues, +learn more about running diagnostics and about Docker Desktop for Windows GitHub issues, see [Diagnose and Feedback](/docker-for-windows#diagnose--feedback). -[Docker for Windows forum](https://forums.docker.com/c/docker-for-windows){: target="_blank" class="_"} +[Docker Desktop for Windows forum](https://forums.docker.com/c/docker-for-windows){: target="_blank" class="_"} provides discussion threads as well, and you can create discussion topics there, but we recommend using the GitHub issues over the forums for better tracking and response. @@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ ID is mentioned in a GitHub issue). Docker Inc. will only use the data in the diagnostics bundle to investigate specific user issues, but may derive high level (non personal) metrics such as the rate of issues from it. -### Can I use Docker for Windows with new swarm mode? +### Can I use Docker Desktop for Windows with new swarm mode? -Yes! You can use Docker for Windows to test single-node features of +Yes! You can use Docker Desktop for Windows to test single-node features of [swarm mode](/engine/swarm/) introduced with Docker Engine 1.12, including initializing a swarm with a single node, creating services, and scaling services. Docker “Moby” on Hyper-V serves as the single swarm node. You can also -use Docker Machine, which comes with Docker for Windows, to create and +use Docker Machine, which comes with Docker Desktop for Windows, to create and experiment with a multi-node swarm. Check out the tutorial at [Get started with swarm mode](/engine/swarm/swarm-tutorial/). @@ -134,21 +134,21 @@ experiment with a multi-node swarm. Check out the tutorial at You might need to provide the location of the Engine API for Docker clients and development tools. -On Docker for Windows, clients can connect to the Docker Engine through a +On Docker Desktop for Windows, clients can connect to the Docker Engine through a **named pipe**: `npipe:////./pipe/docker_engine`, or **TCP socket** at this URL: `tcp://localhost:2375`. This sets `DOCKER_HOST` and `DOCKER_CERT_PATH` environment variables to the given values (for the named pipe or TCP socket, whichever you use). -See also [Docker Engine API](/engine/api) and the Docker for Windows forums +See also [Docker Engine API](/engine/api) and the Docker Desktop for Windows forums topic [How to find the remote API](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-find-the-remote-api/20988){: target="_blank" class="_"}. ### Volumes #### Can I change permissions on shared volumes for container-specific deployment requirements? -No, at this point, Docker for Windows does not enable you to control (`chmod`) +No, at this point, Docker Desktop for Windows does not enable you to control (`chmod`) the Unix-style permissions on [shared volumes](/docker-for-windows#shared-drives) for deployed containers, but rather sets permissions to a default value of [0777](http://permissions-calculator.org/decode/0777/){: target="_blank" class="_"} @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ in [Troubleshooting](troubleshoot). #### Are symlinks supported? -Docker for Windows supports symbolic links (symlinks) created within containers. +Docker Desktop for Windows supports symbolic links (symlinks) created within containers. Symlinks resolve within and across containers. Symlinks created outside of Docker do not work. @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ To learn more about the reasons for this limitation, see the following discussio * GitHub issue: [Symlinks don't work as expected](https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/109#issuecomment-251307391){: target="_blank" class="_"} -* Docker for Windows forums topic: +* Docker Desktop for Windows forums topic: [Symlinks on shared volumes not supported](https://forums.docker.com/t/symlinks-on-shared-volumes-not-supported/9288){: target="_blank" class="_"} @@ -184,15 +184,15 @@ To learn more about the reasons for this limitation, see the following discussio #### How do I add custom CA certificates? -Starting with Docker for Windows 1.12.1, 2016-09-16 (Stable) and Beta 26 +Starting with Docker Desktop for Windows 1.12.1, 2016-09-16 (Stable) and Beta 26 (2016-09-14 1.12.1-beta26), all trusted Certificate Authorities (CA) (root or intermediate) are supported. Docker recognizes certs stored under Trust Root Certification Authorities or Intermediate Certification Authorities. -Docker for Windows creates a certificate bundle of all user-trusted CAs based on +Docker Desktop for Windows creates a certificate bundle of all user-trusted CAs based on the Windows certificate store, and appends it to Moby trusted certificates. So if an enterprise SSL certificate is trusted by the user on the host, it is -trusted by Docker for Windows. +trusted by Docker Desktop for Windows. To learn more about how to install a CA root certificate for the registry, see [Verify repository client with certificates](/engine/security/certificates) @@ -200,20 +200,20 @@ in the Docker Engine topics. #### How do I add client certificates? -Starting with Docker for Windows 17.06.0-ce, you do not need to push your +Starting with Docker Desktop for Windows 17.06.0-ce, you do not need to push your certificates with `git` commands anymore. You can put your client certificates in `~/.docker/certs.d/:/client.cert` and `~/.docker/certs.d/:/client.key`. -When the Docker for Windows application starts up, it copies the +When the Docker Desktop for Windows application starts up, it copies the `~/.docker/certs.d` folder on your Windows system to the `/etc/docker/certs.d` -directory on Moby (the Docker for Windows virtual machine running on Hyper-V). +directory on Moby (the Docker fDesktop or Windows virtual machine running on Hyper-V). -You need to restart Docker for Windows after making any changes to the keychain +You need to restart Docker Desktop for Windows after making any changes to the keychain or to the `~/.docker/certs.d` directory in order for the changes to take effect. The registry cannot be listed as an _insecure registry_ (see -[Docker Daemon](/docker-for-windows#daemon)). Docker for Windows ignores +[Docker Daemon](/docker-for-windows#daemon)). Docker Desktop for Windows ignores certificates listed under insecure registries, and does not send client certificates. Commands like `docker run` that attempt to pull from the registry produce error messages on the command line, as well as on the registry. @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ To learn more about how to set the client TLS certificate for verification, see [Verify repository client with certificates](/engine/security/certificates) in the Docker Engine topics. -### Why does Docker for Windows sometimes lose network connectivity, causing `push` or `pull` commands to fail? +### Why does Docker Desktop for Windows sometimes lose network connectivity, causing `push` or `pull` commands to fail? Networking is not yet fully stable across network changes and system sleep cycles. Exit and start Docker to restore connectivity. @@ -235,15 +235,15 @@ Hyper-V is enabled on Windows. ### Can I share local drives and filesystem with my Docker Machine VMs? No, you cannot share local drives with Docker Machine nodes when using Docker -for Windows with Hyper-V. Shared drives can be made available to containers, but -Docker for Windows does not support mounts for nodes you created with +Desktop for Windows with Hyper-V. Shared drives can be made available to containers, but +Docker Desktop for Windows does not support mounts for nodes you created with `docker-machine`. -For more about sharing local drives with containers using Docker for Windows, +For more about sharing local drives with containers using Docker Desktop for Windows, see [Shared drives](/docker-for-windows#shared-drives) in the Getting Started topic. -To learn more about using Docker for Windows and Docker Machine, see +To learn more about using Docker Desktop for Windows and Docker Machine, see [What to know before you install](install#what-to-know-before-you-install) in the Getting Started topic. For more about Docker Machine itself, see [What is Docker Machine?](/machine/overview#what-is-docker-machine), and the @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Getting Started topic. For more about Docker Machine itself, see ### Windows Requirements -#### How do I run Windows containers on Docker on Windows Server 2016? +#### How do I run Windows containers on Docker Desktop on Windows Server 2016? See [About Windows containers and Windows Server 2016](/install/windows/docker-ee/#about-docker-ee-containers-and-windows-server). @@ -260,26 +260,26 @@ A full tutorial is available in [docker/labs](https://github.com/docker/labs){: #### Why is Windows 10 Home not supported? -Docker for Windows requires the Hyper-V Windows feature which is not +Docker Desktop for Windows requires the Hyper-V Windows feature which is not available on Home-edition. #### Why is Windows 10 required? -Docker for Windows uses Windows Hyper-V. While older Windows versions have +Docker Desktop for Windows uses Windows Hyper-V. While older Windows versions have Hyper-V, their Hyper-V implementations lack features critical for Docker for Windows to work. -#### Why does Docker for Windows fail to start when firewalls or anti-virus software is installed? +#### Why does Docker Desktop for Windows fail to start when firewalls or anti-virus software is installed? Some firewalls and anti-virus software might be incompatible with Hyper-V and some Windows 10 builds (possibly, the Anniversary Update), which impacts Docker -for Windows. See details and workarounds in +Desktop for Windows. See details and workarounds in [Docker fails to start when firewall or anti-virus software is installed](troubleshoot#docker-fails-to-start-when-firewall-or-anti-virus-software-is-installed) in [Troubleshooting](troubleshoot). ### How do I uninstall Docker Toolbox? -You might decide that you do not need Toolbox now that you have Docker for +You might decide that you do not need Toolbox now that you have Docker Desktop for Windows, and want to uninstall it. For details on how to perform a clean uninstall of Toolbox on Windows, see [How to uninstall Toolbox](/toolbox/toolbox_install_windows#how-to-uninstall-toolbox) in the Toolbox Windows topics.