Can I run .Net Framework GUI Windows application inside a docker container? - windows

I have a zip file of the Windows application which has a .exe file in it. I am trying to run this application inside a Docker container which should open up a GUI application when called. I tried using linux and Mono but didn't help much. Is there a way I can run a GUI based windows application on Docker container?
Thanks in advance!

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Bundle Docker image as an executable application for major platforms / Can we run docker images without docker?

I would like to build an application as an executable that anyone could start without any requirements and without GUI.
Do you know if we can bundle a Docker image as an executable app for Mac OS or Windows (and Android/iOS) ?
Another way to phrase it, can we run docker images without docker installed ? can we bundle a docker image and docker inside an app and when executed it starts a docker container with the embedded docker ?
Docker is just a set of linux features (windows containers use similar windows features), so as long as you pack what ever you need to set everything just like docker (or any other container runtime like podman) does for you it will probably work. Just notice if using a docker image you'd need to unpack its files and do everything the docker engine and CLI are doing for you.
It depends on the application type but you could use a PWA which runs as a native desktop application on computers and smartphones and has similar functionality while using general purpose web frameworks like React, Angular or Vue.
If you want to run an executable regardless of the operating system or architechture docker's your best bet, and if being light weight and daemonless is your thing consider using podman as your application dependency and running your application
with it or its likes

Docker set up and back end

I'm new with Docker and I'm trying to set up my environment. Can I do that on my Mac (for the back-end of an app) while for the front-end I use my Windows pc (Flutter). I just don't want to install Docker on Windows as I have been reading it is a bit of a nightmare. So basically Windows for front-end and Mac for back-end with Dockers.
Many thanks for your help.
Yes, both of your computers should be in same network and they have an access to each other.

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I am trying to connect docker running on MacOS. I have a Windows 10 VM running on Mac and instead of installing docker again in VM(which usually runs in many issues), I'd like to connect to docker running on Mac. Can someone point me to a tutorial or some answer. I am novice in docker.
Have you already installed Docker Desktop for Mac?
After you've got Docker up and running, tell it where your projects are:
Open Docker Preferences
Click the File Sharing icon in the icon bar at the top of the window
Click the plus button at the bottom of the path list
Select the folder that contains all your projects
Click Apply & Restart
If you need to have your Windows VM connect to your Docker containers running on macOS, you'll need find out if Windows can access your Mac via networking. You will also need to modify your Windows hosts file to point to your Mac's IP address.

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1) download app from blob storage
2) install app into the device
3) set app as startup
4) reboot the device
Is this possible?
Maybe you could try this programmatically:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/patricka/archive/2012/11/05/how-do-i-deploy-a-windows-8-app-to-another-device-for-testing.aspx
Simply unzip the downloaded app package and run the power shell script.
But make sure you allow to install apps without the market: http://www.maketecheasier.com/install-windows-8-apps-without-storewindows-8/

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How to setup sencha touch in a windows pc without using Sencha cmd. I am using only Apache Tomcat for running my application.
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