Powershell: No stable release of docker image based on microsoft/nanoserver:1803

[jnm2]

The latest stable image for Nano Server is 6.0.2-nanoserver-1709. Is 6.0.2 in the works for 1803?

(Looks like a matter of bumping a couple things in https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docker/release/nanoserver/Dockerfile?)

[iSazonov]

/cc @TravisEz13 Could you please comment?

[TravisEz13]

@jnm2 It takes a few weeks after the image is released before we can bring up a build server. I'm working on getting the build server ready now.

[TravisEz13]

@jnm2 It can take several days to get the server working as our scripts to set up a build machine is intended for a server with the desktop experience and 1709/1803 are not available with the desktop experience.

No docker file changes are needed.

[TravisEz13]

I have a build server ready and I'm making changes to the official build to build for both 1709 and 1803.

[TravisEz13]

FYI, no changes are needed to the docker file because you can specify the tags as args. Here is a command similar to what we use, only with sensitive information removed:

• 1709
  
  
  
  • docker.exe build -f .nanoserver\Dockerfile --build-arg NanoServerVersion=1709_KB4103727 --build-arg PS_VERSION=6.0.2 --build-arg VCS_REF=9f25daa059a3eed1ea1eb06605be90cd84d3ebe1 --build-arg WindowsServerCoreVersion=1709 -t microsoft/powershell:6.0.2-nanoserver-1709_KB4103727
  
  
• 1803
  
  
  
  • docker.exe build -f .nanoserver\Dockerfile --build-arg NanoServerVersion=1803_KB4103721 --build-arg PS_VERSION=6.0.2 --build-arg VCS_REF=9f25daa059a3eed1ea1eb06605be90cd84d3ebe1 --build-arg WindowsServerCoreVersion=1709 -t microsoft/powershell:6.0.2-nanoserver-1803_KB4103721
  
  

Note: I use 1709 of windowsservercore always because the image is large and because it is not part of the final image there is not need to use 1803, but I leave the parameter in the build because if docker is in process isolation, I must use the container matching the host OS.

[TravisEz13]

done docker run -it mcr.microsoft.com/powershell:6.0.2-nanoserver-1803
I created the nanoserver tag but there is an issue getting it to work on the mcr.microsoft.com preview. you have to use docker run -it microsoft/powershell:nanoserver

Hopefully it will be resolved soon

[jnm2]

Up and running with it! Thank you for your speedy response!