Install Docker Engine on Windows

installdew.ps1

<#
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 Script to Install Docker Engine on Windows
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 Created: 05/19/2023
 Author: Ethan Bell
 GitHub: ebell451
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 Purpose: This script will either install or update Docker Engine on a Windows machine.
 The folder you specify to download the artifacts must already exist.
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 Inspiration: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/binaries/#install-server-and-client-binaries-on-windows
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#>

$DrvLetter = Read-Host -Prompt 'What drive letter, no colon, are you downloading to?'
$DirName = Read-Host -Prompt 'What directory are you wanting to save the file to?'
$Version = ((Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://download.docker.com/win/static/stable/x86_64/).Links | Select-Object href | select-object -last 1 -expandproperty href)

Start-BitsTransfer -Source https://download.docker.com/win/static/stable/x86_64/$Version -Destination "${DrvLetter}:\${DirName}\${Version}"

$Service = Get-Service -Name Docker -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($null -ne $Service) {
    Stop-Service Docker
}

Expand-Archive "${DrvLetter}:\${DirName}\${Version}" -DestinationPath $Env:ProgramFiles -Force
if ($null -eq $Service) {
    &$Env:ProgramFiles\Docker\dockerd --register-service
}

Start-Service Docker

Get-Service Docker

Demonstration

There are easier ways if you want to use package managers in Windows such as:

• Chocolately
  choco install docker
choco install docker-compose

• Scoop
  scoop install main/docker
scoop install docker-compose