# Windows compatible with Docker

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-compatible-with-docker/25094>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [November 21, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-compatible-with-docker/25094 "2016-11-21T16:37:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![issac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cab0a1/32.png) [@issac](https://forums.docker.com/u/issac)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-compatible-with-docker/25094/1 "2016-11-21T16:37:24Z")

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Hi All,

Only windows 10 and server 2016 is supported for docker ?  
Whether it can be installed on 2008R2 or 2012 R2

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**Author:** ![issac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cab0a1/32.png) [@issac](https://forums.docker.com/u/issac)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-compatible-with-docker/25094/2 "2016-11-23T13:00:51Z")

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kindly help on this.

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**Author:** ![jakubv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@jakubv](https://forums.docker.com/u/jakubv)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-compatible-with-docker/25094/3 "2016-11-23T14:26:18Z")

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> **[Windows Container Requirements](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/deploy-containers/system-requirements)**
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> Windows Container Requirements.

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**Author:** ![hailinzeng](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/hailinzeng/32/15413_2.png) [@hailinzeng](https://forums.docker.com/u/hailinzeng)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/windows-compatible-with-docker/25094/4 "2017-03-07T15:08:07Z")

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It seems it’s a requirement for windows container.

Could Windows/Linux container host on Windows Server 2008?