# Run docker as a service

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/run-docker-as-a-service/28124>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [February 7, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/run-docker-as-a-service/28124 "2017-02-07T14:49:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![markushe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@markushe](https://forums.docker.com/u/markushe)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/run-docker-as-a-service/28124/11 "2017-04-17T08:13:39Z")

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So is it not possible to run apps as services with docker for windows?  
Is it really just a developer tool and I MUST use linux server to run apps / containers for production?

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