Run Windows Containers natively on Azure Linux on-premises on bare-metal hardware or virtualized

[ohault]

The current Microsoft contributions in WINE project could be leveraged.

This should run on a single node and without neither Kubernetes nor AKS.

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[ntrappe-msft]

Hey, thanks for bringing up a feature request.

We appreciate your interest in running Windows Containers on Azure Linux, whether on bare-metal or virtualized environments. However, we would like to clarify that our current policy is to support Windows Containers exclusively on Windows operating systems—both Windows Client and Windows Server.

While we recognize the value of flexible, single-node deployments, our support stance remains focused on maintaining a consistent and secure environment by leveraging Windows as the host OS for Windows Containers.

We understand the desire for broader platform support and will continue to evaluate customer feedback as we evolve our roadmap. Please let us know if there are other supported configs we could assist with or guidance on optimizing your existing Windows-based environment.

[ohault]

This would be a super important feature.

[steskalja]

Couldn't this be done by running nano on bare metal as an OS Container host?