Arches Install with Docker on Windows 10

[Lindsey Gant]

Hi everyone,

My name is Lindsey and I am the Data Specialist for Arches with the GCI. I am in the process of attempting an Arches install using Docker on Windows 10. As you can guess, there have been many errors along the way, however I am documenting my process for any future installations under those parameters.

Please leave a comment here if you have also attempted (successfully or unsuccessfully) an install for Windows 10 on Docker. I want to create a thread where we can discuss any errors with the process to hopefully move forward.

Some tricks I've learned:

• Open PowerShell under administrator and run the command gpupdate /force if having logon or startup errors.
• Restart Hyper-V Host Compute Service under Computer Management \ Services.
• Run Docker Desktop as Administrator.
• Use Linux containers instead of Windows containers.
• Under Daemon settings, switch from Basic to Advanced and change "experimental" from False to True.
  

My current problems are getting Docker to start each time without the error response "Error response from daemon: i/o timeout" and for it to recognize my Dockerfile in order to complete the Docker Build command.

Any information you have would be helpful!!

[Andrew Jones]

Lindsay,

I've had Docker running on Win10 1903.

I've not had any of the issues that you have mentioned. Are you using Docker for Desktop the latest version? Have you enabled Hyper-v and Containers in Windows features? 

I've only been using linux containers as Arches project images are ubuntu. The other thing I've done is enabled drive sharing so that I can debug our project code.

Andy

[Lindsey Gant]

One of the issues I was having was that Elasticsearch would stop, possibly due to limitations of RAM for Hyper V on my device. However, I ended up upgrading to the latest version of Windows 10-- 1909-- which solved  all of the Docker problems I was having! Highly recommend upgrading for any of those using Docker on Windows.

Keep an eye out for my Arches Installation with Docker for Windows 10 documentation in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for your help, Andy!

Lindsey