Windows Subsystem for Linux containers (WSLC) is now generally available

Windows Subsystem for Linux containers (WSLC) is now generally available, bringing the power of containerised Linux workloads directly to Windows developers.

Given the licensing issues with Docker Desktop, we really needed something native and Microsoft seemed to have delivered with WSLC 😊

Windows Subsystem for Linux containers (WSLC) GA

Build, run and deploy Linux containers directly on Windows with the WSL containers CLI and API

I am using the normal WSL for hosting docs with Hugo and MkDocs, but maybe I can move it to containers eventually 🤔

Official announcement

WSL containers is now generally available

WSL is central to our commitment to making Windows the best place to build, run and manage Linux workloads.

As AI, cloud-native development, containers, and open-source ecosystems continue to converge on Linux, more developers are choosing to perform these workloads directly on Windows devices. We’re continuing our journey towards this goal with a new feature in WSL: WSL containers, which is generally available today.

What’s next for WSL

I definitely want compose to be real soon 🚀 so I am glad they are thinking about it already 😊

Over time, we see Linux on Windows evolving beyond a development environment into a strategic execution platform for AI and cloud-native workloads, participating in the same enterprise security, management, and governance frameworks as Windows. We will continue to invest in the broader WSL experience, and in context of this release wanted to highlight two WSL specific items on our roadmap.

Adding wslc compose Our top feature request for WSLc is adding compose support, and this will be our focus for our next iterations.

Our aim is for wsl compose up to work with your existing compose.yaml files, unchanged. We’ve started on this and hope to share more soon.

Useful links

• WSL containers is now generally available