SourceAmazon WorkSpaces now supports Nested Virtualization
Developers can run tools like Docker Desktop or Android emulators without needing separate physical hardware. This allows complex development environments to be hosted entirely in the cloud.
- Enables running Docker Desktop, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2), KVM-based workloads, Android emulators, and nested containers directly on WorkSpaces
- Supported on license-included, BYOL, and BYOP bundles running Windows Server, Windows 11, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Rocky Linux with the DCV protocol
- Requires Power (4 vCPU) or higher bundles recommended, with configuration manageable via AWS Management Console, API, or CLI
- Available across AWS Regions where Amazon WorkSpaces is supported, excluding China (Ningxia) and Israel (Tel Aviv) regions