Azure Virtual Machines as a Docker Host

The foundation for every Docker environment in Azure are Azure virtual machines (VMs). There are several ways to create a Docker host, that is, a virtual machine installed with Docker. In order to support running Docker, Azure provides a Linux virtual machine extension that installs both Docker and Docker Compose. While Windows Server 2016 has not yet officially released, it too will have an intuitive way to provision a Docker-ready virtual machine. Below are sections of the book that go into detail about setting up a Docker host in Azure:

• Chapter 2

Docker VM extension

Create a Docker host through the Azure portal

Create a Docker host through Azure Resource Manager

Create a Docker host in Azure through command line interface (CLI)

Create a Docker host in Azure through docker-machine

Setting up a Docker host on a local machine using Docker toolbox

• Chapter 4

Setting up a Docker host on a local machine

• Chapter 5

Azure VM extensions

Create a Docker host through Azure Resource Manager