The document is a presentation by Stefan Scherer covering the creation and management of multi-architecture Docker images using Windows containers and various tools. It discusses the shipping process for applications, including packaging, dependencies, and service management, as well as providing technical details on container images and CI pipeline setups. The presentation also offers practical examples and resources for building and managing Docker images in a cross-platform environment.

3. whoami
Stefan Scherer
Sr. So0ware Engineer
SEAL Systems
Blog at stefanscherer.github.io
@stefscherer

4. Build and ship Docker images
Windows Containers
Build software with GitHub and Cloud CI servers
Create a multi-arch Docker image
Using a mixed Docker Swarm
Agenda

5. A software company
Developers write great apps…

6. Your customers
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Developers write great apps…

7. Your customers vary
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♥
Developers write great apps…

8. Love cross-platform
Java, Node.js, .NET Core, …
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♥

9. The shipping problem
Java, Node.js, .NET Core, …
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♥

10. How to …
… run your app as a service?
… package your app?
… install all dependencies?
… deal with customers machines?
… update?
… rollback?
The shipping problem
Java, Node.js, .NET Core, …

11. ♥ ♥

12. What is a container?

13. What is a container?
Standardized packaging for
so0ware and dependencies
Isolate apps from each other
Share the same OS kernel
Works for all major Linux
distribuSons

14. Containers on all major platforms

15. Container Image
Analogous to a VHD and config file to a virtual machine
Created by running a container and capturing changes
Changes include files and registry
Image
Metadata
Name,
Creation Data,
Command To Execute,
Dependences
Contents
Files FoldersRegistry

16. Container Images
IIS
My Website
Base Image (OS)
Application
Framework
Application

17. Container Images
IIS
My Website
Base Image (OS)
Application
Framework
Application
Image Contents
Folders and Files
License.txt PerfLogs Program Files
Program Files (x86)Users Windows
Registry
HKLM HKCU
HKCR HKU

18. Container Images
IIS
My Website
Base Image (OS)
Application
Framework
Application
Image Contents
Folders and Files
License.txt PerfLogs Program Files
Program Files (x86)Users Windows
Registry
HKLM HKCU
HKCR HKU
Image Contents
Folders and Files
mysite.html
Registry
inetpub
SOFTWARE
/mykey
HKLM

19. docker container run
Hub
nginx microsoft/iis

20. docker container run - different OS
Hub
nginx microsoft/iis
⚡ ⚡

21. Manifest lists

22. Manifest list
Hub
me/myapp

23. Manifest list: docker container run
Hub
me/myapp me/myappme/myapp

24. docker run microsoft/dotnet dotnet --version

25. How to build container images?

26. docker image build / docker image push
Hub
me/myapp:linux me/myapp:windows

27. How to build the manifest list?

28. docker manifest create
Hub
me/myapp

29. docker manifest push
Hub
me/myapp

30. How to build a CI pipeline for that?

31. Docker CI Pipeline for Linux and Windows
docker image push
git push
docker image push
Container
Registry
Run Unit Tests
Build App
docker image build
docker manifest push

32. Hub
Docker CI Pipeline for Linux and Windows
docker image push
git push
docker image push
Run Unit Tests
Build App
docker image build
docker manifest push

33. Demo
building a multi-arch container image

34. docker image build
docker image push
docker image build
docker image push
docker manifest create
docker manifest push
Recap
me/myapp
me/myapp:linux
me/myapp:windows

35. docker manifest command
Pull request https://github.com/docker/cli/pull/138
Docker 17.09 ?
manifest-tool from Phil Estes
Binaries at https://github.com/estesp/manifest-tool/releases
Availability

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