{"id":4590,"date":"2016-07-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:12:44","slug":"windows-server-containers-using-docker-swarm-on-azure-container-service-private-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/windows-server-containers-using-docker-swarm-on-azure-container-service-private-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Server containers on Azure Container Service private preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are excited to announce a limited preview of Azure Container Service for Windows Server containers. To join the preview, please register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/acswinpub\">here<\/a>. 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