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Skrog

by wslkitv0.10.0

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Run the upstream Docker Engine on Windows via WSL2, with no licence fees.

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Install with winget

$ winget install --id wslkit.skrog --exact --version 0.10.0

Run in Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal. Prompts for any agreements.

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About

Skrog serves the real Docker Engine API on the named pipe docker.exe already

talks to, backed by upstream dockerd running in a WSL2 distro it owns. Compose,

Dev Containers, Testcontainers, buildx and the Docker CLI work unmodified,

because the thing answering is genuinely dockerd.

It is headless by design: no GUI, no Kubernetes, no tray ceremony, and no

licence fee. A supervisor starts the engine at logon, survives crashes,

`wsl --shutdown` and sleep/resume, and idle-stops the engine to return its RAM.

`skrog lock` pins the exact dockerd, containerd, runc and BuildKit commits so a

laptop and a CI runner install the same engine.

Installing this package places the skrog command on PATH. It does not provision

anything: run `skrog install` next to set up the engine, then `skrog start`.

Skrog does not install a docker CLI - use Docker Desktop's, or `skrog cli install`.

Installers · v0.10.0

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Copy a command tailored to that specific architecture, type, and scope - useful when winget would otherwise pick a different default.

Security

No known CVEs for Skrog.

Coverage is best-effort and depends on a winget package mapping to an NVD CPE entry. Absence here is not a guarantee of safety.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install Skrog on Windows?
Open Windows Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt and run: winget install --id wslkit.skrog --exact --version 0.10.0. winget downloads the installer from wslkit and runs it. Requires Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11.
How do I install Skrog silently for unattended deployment?
Add --silent and accept the agreements upfront: winget install --id wslkit.skrog --exact 0.10.0 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements. This is the variant Intune, Configuration Manager, and other deployment tools should use.
How do I uninstall Skrog via winget?
Run: winget uninstall --id wslkit.skrog --exact. Add --silent for unattended uninstalls. winget will use the registered uninstaller from Skrog's Apps & Features entry.
Is Skrog free?
Skrog is distributed under Apache-2.0. Refer to the publisher (https://github.com/wslkit/skrog) for the full license terms - Wingetly itself does not charge for installation.
Does Skrog work on Windows 10?
Yes, as long as your Windows 10 build supports winget (1809 or newer). winget ships with App Installer on Windows 10/11 and pulls Skrog directly from the publisher.
How do I keep Skrog up to date?
Run winget upgrade --id wslkit.skrog --exact, or winget upgrade --all to update everything winget tracks. We index 2 versions of Skrog from microsoft/winget-pkgs.

Recent versions

  • 0.10.0latest
  • 0.8.0