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aboudella
Copper Contributor
May 30, 2022

Azure Machine Learning compute cluster - avoid using docker?

Hello,
 
I would like to use an Azure Machine Learning Compute Cluster as a compute target but do not want it to containerize my project. Is there a way to deactivate this "feature" ?
 
The main reasons behind this request is that :
  1. I already set up a docker-compose file that is used to specify 3 containers for Apache Airflow and want to avoid a Docker-in-Docker situation. Especially that I already tried to do so but failed so far.
  2. I prefer not to use a Compute Instance as it is tied to an Azure account which is not ideal for automation purposes.
Thanks in advance.
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  • Kidd_Ip's avatar
    Kidd_Ip
    MVP
    Nov 16, 2025

    I believe no, you cannot disable containerization on Azure Machine Learning (AML) compute clusters. By design, AML jobs on clusters always run inside a Docker container. This is a core part of the service architecture, and there is no supported way to “turn off” that feature.

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