docker plugin create

Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration. Plugin data directory must contain config.json and rootfs directory.

Usage

$ docker plugin create [OPTIONS] PLUGIN PLUGIN-DATA-DIR

Refer to the options section for an overview of available OPTIONS for this command.

Description

Creates a plugin. Before creating the plugin, prepare the plugin’s root filesystem as well as the config.json

For example uses of this command, refer to the examples section below.

Options

Name, shorthand	Default	Description
`--compress`		Compress the context using gzip

Examples

The following example shows how to create a sample plugin.

$ ls -ls /home/pluginDir

total 4
4 -rw-r--r--  1 root root 431 Nov  7 01:40 config.json
0 drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 420 Nov  7 01:40 rootfs

$ docker plugin create plugin /home/pluginDir

plugin

$ docker plugin ls

ID              NAME            DESCRIPTION                  ENABLED
672d8144ec02    plugin:latest   A sample plugin for Docker   false

The plugin can subsequently be enabled for local use or pushed to the public registry.

Parent command

Command	Description
docker plugin	Manage plugins

Command	Description
docker plugin create	Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration. Plugin data directory must contain config.json and rootfs directory.
docker plugin disable	Disable a plugin
docker plugin enable	Enable a plugin
docker plugin inspect	Display detailed information on one or more plugins
docker plugin install	Install a plugin
docker plugin ls	List plugins
docker plugin push	Push a plugin to a registry
docker plugin rm	Remove one or more plugins
docker plugin set	Change settings for a plugin
docker plugin upgrade	Upgrade an existing plugin