Start Docker at Windows startup

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Start Docker at Windows startup

Run

Copy the files from this gist into a directory of your choice.

You may customize the StartDocker.ps1 script to include docker commands.

We are now configuring docker to start when Windows starts using the Windows Task Scheduler.
Open an administrator command prompt in the current folder and type:

cd <main folder>
powershell -file .\RegisterTask.ps1

From now on, docker should start when Windows starts.

Info

Inspired from:

• How to start Docker daemon (windows service) at startup without the need to log-in? licensed under CC BY-SA
  • popular question on stackoverflow
• Windows Server 2019 + Docker Desktop – AutoStart at startup (boot) computer
  • includes timing and docker compose commands
• Start Docker Desktop on Windows Start-up without user logon
  • the original script contains too many hard-coded paths and things

I added this:

• instructions to run the RegisterScript (as admin)
• the register script uses the current user (admin)

Published under CC BY-SA.

RegisterTask.ps1

#
# We are now configuring docker to start when Windows starts using the Windows Task Scheduler.  
#

# create a scheduled task...
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup
$trigger.Delay = 'PT1M'
$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Argument "-File $PSScriptRoot\startDocker.ps1"
$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -Compatibility Win8 -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable -RestartCount 999
$settings.ExecutionTimeLimit = 'PT0S'
$settings.RestartInterval = 'PT1M'
Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -TaskName "Start Docker on Start up" -Settings $settings -User $env:UserName 

# Add the user to the docker-users user-group...
# This is needed so that this user has access to docker services
try {
	Add-LocalGroupMember -Group docker-users -Member $env:UserName -ErrorAction Stop
} catch [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.MemberExistsException] {
}

StartDocker.ps1

#
# We are starting docker and containers (at windows startup)
#

# start service...
echo "Starting service com.docker.service... "
start-service -Name com.docker.service
echo "Starting docker desktop... "
start "%ProgramFiles%\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe"

# wait a bit before starting containers...
echo "Waiting... "
Start-Sleep 10

# start containers
echo "Starting containers... "
#docker compose up -d -file <docker-compose.yml>

echo "Done. "