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**Technical Demo**  




**Roadmap**  

Support for Windows Server-based containers is in alpha release mode for Kubernetes 1.5, but the community is not stopping there. Customers want enterprise hardened container scheduling and management for their entire tech portfolio. That has to include full parity of features among Linux and Windows Server in production. The [Windows Server SIG](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/sig-windows/README.md) will deliver that parity within the next one or two releases of Kubernetes through a few key areas of investment:  

- **Networking** - the SIG will continue working side by side with Microsoft to enhance the networking backbone of Windows Server Containers, specifically around lighting up container mode networking and native network overlay support for container endpoints. 
- **OOBE** - Improving the setup, deployment, and diagnostics for a Windows Server node, including the ability to deploy to any cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- **Runtime Operations** - the SIG will play a key part in defining the monitoring interface of the Container Runtime Interface (CRI), leveraging it to provide deep insight and monitoring for Windows Server-based containers
**Get Started**  

To get started with Kubernetes on Windows Server 2016, please visit the [GitHub guide](/docs/getting-started-guides/windows/) for more details.  
If you want to help with Windows Server support, then please connect with the [Windows Server SIG](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/sig-windows/README.md) or connect directly with Michael Michael, the SIG lead, on [GitHub](https://github.com/michmike).   






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| Kubernetes on Windows Server 2016 Architecture |
Title: Roadmap and Getting Started with Kubernetes on Windows Server 2016
Summary
Windows Server-based containers are in alpha for Kubernetes 1.5, with the goal of achieving feature parity with Linux. The Windows Server SIG is focused on enhancing networking, improving the out-of-box experience (OOBE), and defining runtime operations for monitoring Windows Server-based containers. To get started, a GitHub guide is available, and contributions are welcome through the Windows Server SIG or by contacting the SIG lead on GitHub. The image depicts the Kubernetes on Windows Server 2016 architecture.