Ever wonder how Linux-based images can run on your Windows machine, even though the OS dependencies are Linux, and by container architecture, a Linux-based image should run on a Linux host to share the OS with similar images?
To achieve this, Docker uses lightweight VMs like WSL 2 or LinuxKit, as the Windows kernel is incompatible with Linux-based containers. The VM is highly optimized (hence not a problem like the overhead we face while running traditional virtual machines directly).
The VM bridges networking, file sharing, and resource management to integrate seamlessly with the Windows host. For Windows containers, Docker directly uses the Windows kernel without needing a VM. This setup ensures efficient performance and compatibility for both Linux and Windows-based containers.
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