That requires you to be running Windows Server 2016: https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples/tree/master/samples/manage/windows-containers/mssql-server-

That requires you to be running Windows Server 2016: https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples/tree/master/samples/manage/windows-containers/mssql-server-2016-express-windows#before-you-begin https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples/tree/master/... Essentially, they have a docker-API-compatible HTTP server that runs a different set of container images. Similar to how SmartOS has a docker-API-compatible HTTP server (running on top of, essentially, a Linux emulation layer).