docker plugin create
| Description | 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 |
Description
Creates a plugin. Before creating the plugin, prepare the plugin's root filesystem as well as the config.json.
Options
| Option | 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.
