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I ditched Docker for WSL containers in my homelab, and here's what failed first

Not a lot, to be honest.

#90 A conversation where a junior asked, 'If containers run on WSL, do we still need Docker?'

Practitioners“If WSL Containers has been officially released, don't we not need Docker Desktop anymore?” After the morning ...

Windows 11 adds native support for Linux containers via WSL

Microsoft has made WSL containers generally available on Windows 11. The native tool gives developers a built-in alternative ...

Can the new WSL feature 'wslc' replace Docker?

WSL on Windows has officially added 'wslc' (released in WSL 3.0.1 on September 29, 2026), which allows you to run Linux containers without installing Docker Desktop. Since some say 'Docker is no ...

Microsoft is rolling out Linux container support to WSL

Microsoft is taking Windows Subsystem for Linux beyond just running Linux distributions, as WSL Containers is now generally ...
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Running Docker through WSL instead of Docker Desktop cut my resource usage in half, but there's a catch

Samir Makwana is a technology journalist and editor from India since past 18 years and his work appears on MakeUseOf, HowToGeek, GSMArena, BGR, GuidingTech, The Inquisitr, TechInAsia, TechWiser, and ...

WSL Containers are here: Linux containers without an extra engine

Microsoft releases WSL Containers: Linux containers can now be built and started directly under Windows – even from within ...