docker-create (1) - Linux Manuals

docker-create: Create a new container

NAME

docker-create - Create a new container

SYNOPSIS

docker create [OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]

DESCRIPTION

Alias for docker container create.

OPTIONS

--add-host=         Add a custom host-to-IP mapping (host:ip)

-a, --attach=         Attach to STDIN, STDOUT or STDERR

--blkio-weight=0         Block IO (relative weight), between 10 and 1000, or 0 to disable (default 0)

--blkio-weight-device=[]         Block IO weight (relative device weight)

--cap-add=         Add Linux capabilities

--cap-drop=         Drop Linux capabilities

--cgroup-parent=""         Optional parent cgroup for the container

--cgroupns=""         Cgroup namespace to use (host|private)

           default-cgroupns-mode option on the daemon (default)

--cidfile=""         Write the container ID to the file

--cpu-count=0         CPU count (Windows only)

--cpu-percent=0         CPU percent (Windows only)

--cpu-period=0         Limit CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) period

--cpu-quota=0         Limit CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) quota

--cpu-rt-period=0         Limit CPU real-time period in microseconds

--cpu-rt-runtime=0         Limit CPU real-time runtime in microseconds

-c, --cpu-shares=0         CPU shares (relative weight)

--cpus=         Number of CPUs

--cpuset-cpus=""         CPUs in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1)

--cpuset-mems=""         MEMs in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1)

--device=         Add a host device to the container

--device-cgroup-rule=         Add a rule to the cgroup allowed devices list

--device-read-bps=[]         Limit read rate (bytes per second) from a device

--device-read-iops=[]         Limit read rate (IO per second) from a device

--device-write-bps=[]         Limit write rate (bytes per second) to a device

--device-write-iops=[]         Limit write rate (IO per second) to a device

--disable-content-trust[=true]         Skip image verification

--dns=         Set custom DNS servers

--dns-option=         Set DNS options

--dns-search=         Set custom DNS search domains

--domainname=""         Container NIS domain name

--entrypoint=""         Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image

-e, --env=         Set environment variables

--env-file=         Read in a file of environment variables

--expose=         Expose a port or a range of ports

--gpus=         GPU devices to add to the container ('all' to pass all GPUs)

--group-add=         Add additional groups to join

--health-cmd=""         Command to run to check health

--health-interval=0s         Time between running the check (ms|s|m|h) (default 0s)

--health-retries=0         Consecutive failures needed to report unhealthy

--health-start-period=0s         Start period for the container to initialize before starting health-retries countdown (ms|s|m|h) (default 0s)

--health-timeout=0s         Maximum time to allow one check to run (ms|s|m|h) (default 0s)

--help[=false]         Print usage

-h, --hostname=""         Container host name

--init[=false]         Run an init inside the container that forwards signals and reaps processes

-i, --interactive[=false]         Keep STDIN open even if not attached

--io-maxbandwidth=0         Maximum IO bandwidth limit for the system drive (Windows only)

--io-maxiops=0         Maximum IOps limit for the system drive (Windows only)

--ip=""         IPv4 address (e.g., 172.30.100.104)

--ip6=""         IPv6 address (e.g., 2001:db8::33)

--ipc=""         IPC mode to use

--isolation=""         Container isolation technology

--kernel-memory=0         Kernel memory limit

-l, --label=         Set meta data on a container

--label-file=         Read in a line delimited file of labels

--link=         Add link to another container

--link-local-ip=         Container IPv4/IPv6 link-local addresses

--log-driver=""         Logging driver for the container

--log-opt=         Log driver options

--mac-address=""         Container MAC address (e.g., 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)

-m, --memory=0         Memory limit

--memory-reservation=0         Memory soft limit

--memory-swap=0         Swap limit equal to memory plus swap: '-1' to enable unlimited swap

--memory-swappiness=-1         Tune container memory swappiness (0 to 100)

--mount=         Attach a filesystem mount to the container

--name=""         Assign a name to the container

--network=         Connect a container to a network

--network-alias=         Add network-scoped alias for the container

--no-healthcheck[=false]         Disable any container-specified HEALTHCHECK

--oom-kill-disable[=false]         Disable OOM Killer

--oom-score-adj=0         Tune host's OOM preferences (-1000 to 1000)

--pid=""         PID namespace to use

--pids-limit=0         Tune container pids limit (set -1 for unlimited)

--platform=""         Set platform if server is multi-platform capable

--privileged[=false]         Give extended privileges to this container

-p, --publish=         Publish a container's port(s) to the host

-P, --publish-all[=false]         Publish all exposed ports to random ports

--pull="missing"         Pull image before creating ("always"|"missing"|"never")

--read-only[=false]         Mount the container's root filesystem as read only

--restart="no"         Restart policy to apply when a container exits

--rm[=false]         Automatically remove the container when it exits

--runtime=""         Runtime to use for this container

--security-opt=         Security Options

--shm-size=0         Size of /dev/shm

--stop-signal="SIGTERM"         Signal to stop a container

--stop-timeout=0         Timeout (in seconds) to stop a container

--storage-opt=         Storage driver options for the container

--sysctl=map[]         Sysctl options

--tmpfs=         Mount a tmpfs directory

-t, --tty[=false]         Allocate a pseudo-TTY

--ulimit=[]         Ulimit options

-u, --user=""         Username or UID (format: [:])

--userns=""         User namespace to use

--uts=""         UTS namespace to use

-v, --volume=         Bind mount a volume

--volume-driver=""         Optional volume driver for the container

--volumes-from=         Mount volumes from the specified container(s)

-w, --workdir=""         Working directory inside the container

SEE ALSO

docker(1)