SEC.01

The playbook

The run starts read-only: the recon probes decide what happens next. The steps that follow are adapted to the distribution and state found — a real machine is rarely clean.

  1. 01reconWindows edition and build (ProductType 1 = workstation, 2 = DC, 3 = server), RAM
  2. 02reconDocker Desktop already installed? version, com.docker.service service
  3. 03reconWSL and Virtual Machine Platform already enabled?
  4. 04reconsigned-in user, virtualization available (HypervisorPresent True makes VirtualizationFirmwareEnabled unreliable), nested VM?
  5. 05reconis a reboot already pending?
  6. 06actEnable WSL and Virtual Machine Platformdestructiveverify
  7. 07actDownload the installerverify
  8. 08actInstall Docker Desktopdestructiveverify
  9. 09actAdd the account to docker-users (only if an account is provided)verify

SEC.02

What it verifies

Each step ships its own check. The run only moves on when the check passes, so what the recipe reports as done is what is actually on the server.

  1. 01Enable WSL and Virtual Machine PlatformVerified byGet-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux, VirtualMachinePlatform | Select-Object -ExpandProperty State
  2. 02Download the installerVerified by(Get-AuthenticodeSignature "$env:TEMP\DockerDesktopInstaller.exe").Status
  3. 03Install Docker DesktopVerified by& "$env:ProgramFiles\Docker\Docker\resources\bin\docker.exe" --version
  4. 04Add the account to docker-users (only if an account is provided)Verified byGet-LocalGroupMember -Group docker-users | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name

SEC.03

Guardrails

Non-negotiable instructions the run must respect, whatever it finds on the server.

Windows Server is not supported by Docker Desktop: stop and report it. Never reboot the machine: say a reboot is required and that Docker starts at sign-in. docker-users is equivalent to administrator access. Commercial use requires a Docker license.

SEC.04

Variables

What you choose before launching — the recipe fills in the rest.

NameMeaning
${user}Account to add to docker-users (optional)

SEC.05

How a recipe runs in Servor

Servor is zero-knowledge: the platform cannot execute anything on its own. When you launch this recipe, a run reads the reconnaissance, plans the steps and asks for your approval. Each approved command is signed by your browser — with a key the server never sees — then relayed verbatim to the agent, which verifies the signature locally before executing.

recipe — fail2ban_setup150+ in catalogue
security4 steps · low risk · idempotentrun
reconsshd present? ufw active? existing jails?✓
actinstall fail2ban · write default jails✓
actenable service · restart sshd (safe)✓
verifytest ban 60s · jails active · sshd alive✓

search by intent — type “firewall”, get ufw

  • 01Read-only reconnaissance before any change
  • 02Every command signed by your browser, approved by you
  • 03Each step verified before the run moves on, every run kept in the history

SEC.06

Deploy on Servor button

Maintain Docker Desktop (Windows) or a project that needs it? Put this button in your README or on your site: one click and your users install it on their own server.

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[![Deploy on Servor](https://servor.app/badges/deploy-on-servor.svg)](https://servor.app/deploy/install-docker-desktop-windows)

SEC.07

Verified recipe

Run this recipe on your server

Connect a server, launch the recipe, and approve each step as Servor executes and verifies it. Free plan, no card required.