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hello,
We are new to Azure. I am working on containerizing the web app in Azure. While doing it, do we need to purchase a license for using the windows OS for our container image in our Enterprise. If means How to get the license?
thank you.
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Hello, @kan jag !
Windows containers require a validly licensed host OS (with separate Hyper-V-isolated container limits for Windows Server Standard). It is implied although I'm having trouble finding a place where it is explicitly stated that the host OS is included in the price of the service.
Hello, @kan jag !
Do I need a license for my Windows container when using Azure Container Instances?
No. Windows containers require a validly licensed host OS however this is provided by the Azure Container Instances (ACI) service:
With ACI, you just deploy the containers into a self-maintained environment and you just pay for those containers.
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