command: docker create
aliases: docker container create, docker create
short: Create a new container
long: Create a new container
usage: docker create [OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]
pname: docker
plink: docker.yaml
options:
    - option: add-host
      value_type: list
      description: Add a custom host-to-IP mapping (host:ip)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: annotation
      value_type: map
      default_value: map[]
      description: |
        Add an annotation to the container (passed through to the OCI runtime)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.43"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: attach
      shorthand: a
      value_type: list
      description: Attach to STDIN, STDOUT or STDERR
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: blkio-weight
      value_type: uint16
      default_value: "0"
      description: |
        Block IO (relative weight), between 10 and 1000, or 0 to disable (default 0)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: blkio-weight-device
      value_type: list
      default_value: '[]'
      description: Block IO weight (relative device weight)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cap-add
      value_type: list
      description: Add Linux capabilities
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cap-drop
      value_type: list
      description: Drop Linux capabilities
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cgroup-parent
      value_type: string
      description: Optional parent cgroup for the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cgroupns
      value_type: string
      description: |-
        Cgroup namespace to use (host|private)
        'host':    Run the container in the Docker host's cgroup namespace
        'private': Run the container in its own private cgroup namespace
        '':        Use the cgroup namespace as configured by the
                   default-cgroupns-mode option on the daemon (default)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.41"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cidfile
      value_type: string
      description: Write the container ID to the file
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cpu-count
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "0"
      description: CPU count (Windows only)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
      os_type: windows
    - option: cpu-percent
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "0"
      description: CPU percent (Windows only)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
      os_type: windows
    - option: cpu-period
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "0"
      description: Limit CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) period
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cpu-quota
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "0"
      description: Limit CPU CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) quota
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cpu-rt-period
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "0"
      description: Limit CPU real-time period in microseconds
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.25"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cpu-rt-runtime
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "0"
      description: Limit CPU real-time runtime in microseconds
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.25"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cpu-shares
      shorthand: c
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "0"
      description: CPU shares (relative weight)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cpus
      value_type: decimal
      description: Number of CPUs
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.25"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cpuset-cpus
      value_type: string
      description: CPUs in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: cpuset-mems
      value_type: string
      description: MEMs in which to allow execution (0-3, 0,1)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: device
      value_type: list
      description: Add a host device to the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: device-cgroup-rule
      value_type: list
      description: Add a rule to the cgroup allowed devices list
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: device-read-bps
      value_type: list
      default_value: '[]'
      description: Limit read rate (bytes per second) from a device
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: device-read-iops
      value_type: list
      default_value: '[]'
      description: Limit read rate (IO per second) from a device
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: device-write-bps
      value_type: list
      default_value: '[]'
      description: Limit write rate (bytes per second) to a device
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: device-write-iops
      value_type: list
      default_value: '[]'
      description: Limit write rate (IO per second) to a device
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: disable-content-trust
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "true"
      description: Skip image verification
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: dns
      value_type: list
      description: Set custom DNS servers
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: dns-opt
      value_type: list
      description: Set DNS options
      deprecated: false
      hidden: true
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: dns-option
      value_type: list
      description: Set DNS options
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: dns-search
      value_type: list
      description: Set custom DNS search domains
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: domainname
      value_type: string
      description: Container NIS domain name
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: entrypoint
      value_type: string
      description: Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: env
      shorthand: e
      value_type: list
      description: Set environment variables
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: env-file
      value_type: list
      description: Read in a file of environment variables
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: expose
      value_type: list
      description: Expose a port or a range of ports
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: gpus
      value_type: gpu-request
      description: GPU devices to add to the container ('all' to pass all GPUs)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.40"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: group-add
      value_type: list
      description: Add additional groups to join
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: health-cmd
      value_type: string
      description: Command to run to check health
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: health-interval
      value_type: duration
      default_value: 0s
      description: Time between running the check (ms|s|m|h) (default 0s)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: health-retries
      value_type: int
      default_value: "0"
      description: Consecutive failures needed to report unhealthy
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: health-start-interval
      value_type: duration
      default_value: 0s
      description: |
        Time between running the check during the start period (ms|s|m|h) (default 0s)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.44"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: health-start-period
      value_type: duration
      default_value: 0s
      description: |
        Start period for the container to initialize before starting health-retries countdown (ms|s|m|h) (default 0s)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.29"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: health-timeout
      value_type: duration
      default_value: 0s
      description: Maximum time to allow one check to run (ms|s|m|h) (default 0s)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: help
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Print usage
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: hostname
      shorthand: h
      value_type: string
      description: Container host name
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: init
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: |
        Run an init inside the container that forwards signals and reaps processes
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.25"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: interactive
      shorthand: i
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Keep STDIN open even if not attached
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: io-maxbandwidth
      value_type: bytes
      default_value: "0"
      description: Maximum IO bandwidth limit for the system drive (Windows only)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
      os_type: windows
    - option: io-maxiops
      value_type: uint64
      default_value: "0"
      description: Maximum IOps limit for the system drive (Windows only)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
      os_type: windows
    - option: ip
      value_type: string
      description: IPv4 address (e.g., 172.30.100.104)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: ip6
      value_type: string
      description: IPv6 address (e.g., 2001:db8::33)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: ipc
      value_type: string
      description: IPC mode to use
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: isolation
      value_type: string
      description: Container isolation technology
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: kernel-memory
      value_type: bytes
      default_value: "0"
      description: Kernel memory limit
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: label
      shorthand: l
      value_type: list
      description: Set meta data on a container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: label-file
      value_type: list
      description: Read in a line delimited file of labels
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: link
      value_type: list
      description: Add link to another container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: link-local-ip
      value_type: list
      description: Container IPv4/IPv6 link-local addresses
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: log-driver
      value_type: string
      description: Logging driver for the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: log-opt
      value_type: list
      description: Log driver options
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: mac-address
      value_type: string
      description: Container MAC address (e.g., 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: memory
      shorthand: m
      value_type: bytes
      default_value: "0"
      description: Memory limit
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: memory-reservation
      value_type: bytes
      default_value: "0"
      description: Memory soft limit
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: memory-swap
      value_type: bytes
      default_value: "0"
      description: |
        Swap limit equal to memory plus swap: '-1' to enable unlimited swap
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: memory-swappiness
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "-1"
      description: Tune container memory swappiness (0 to 100)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: mount
      value_type: mount
      description: Attach a filesystem mount to the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: name
      value_type: string
      description: Assign a name to the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: net
      value_type: network
      description: Connect a container to a network
      deprecated: false
      hidden: true
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: net-alias
      value_type: list
      description: Add network-scoped alias for the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: true
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: network
      value_type: network
      description: Connect a container to a network
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: network-alias
      value_type: list
      description: Add network-scoped alias for the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: no-healthcheck
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Disable any container-specified HEALTHCHECK
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: oom-kill-disable
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Disable OOM Killer
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: oom-score-adj
      value_type: int
      default_value: "0"
      description: Tune host's OOM preferences (-1000 to 1000)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: pid
      value_type: string
      description: PID namespace to use
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: pids-limit
      value_type: int64
      default_value: "0"
      description: Tune container pids limit (set -1 for unlimited)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: platform
      value_type: string
      description: Set platform if server is multi-platform capable
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.32"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: privileged
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Give extended privileges to this container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: publish
      shorthand: p
      value_type: list
      description: Publish a container's port(s) to the host
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: publish-all
      shorthand: P
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Publish all exposed ports to random ports
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: pull
      value_type: string
      default_value: missing
      description: Pull image before creating (`always`, `|missing`, `never`)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: quiet
      shorthand: q
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Suppress the pull output
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: read-only
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Mount the container's root filesystem as read only
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: restart
      value_type: string
      default_value: "no"
      description: Restart policy to apply when a container exits
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: rm
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: |
        Automatically remove the container and its associated anonymous volumes when it exits
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: runtime
      value_type: string
      description: Runtime to use for this container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: security-opt
      value_type: list
      description: Security Options
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: shm-size
      value_type: bytes
      default_value: "0"
      description: Size of /dev/shm
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: stop-signal
      value_type: string
      description: Signal to stop the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: stop-timeout
      value_type: int
      default_value: "0"
      description: Timeout (in seconds) to stop a container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.25"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: storage-opt
      value_type: list
      description: Storage driver options for the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: sysctl
      value_type: map
      default_value: map[]
      description: Sysctl options
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: tmpfs
      value_type: list
      description: Mount a tmpfs directory
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: tty
      shorthand: t
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Allocate a pseudo-TTY
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: ulimit
      value_type: ulimit
      default_value: '[]'
      description: Ulimit options
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: user
      shorthand: u
      value_type: string
      description: 'Username or UID (format: <name|uid>[:<group|gid>])'
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: userns
      value_type: string
      description: User namespace to use
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: uts
      value_type: string
      description: UTS namespace to use
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: volume
      shorthand: v
      value_type: list
      description: Bind mount a volume
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: volume-driver
      value_type: string
      description: Optional volume driver for the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: volumes-from
      value_type: list
      description: Mount volumes from the specified container(s)
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: workdir
      shorthand: w
      value_type: string
      description: Working directory inside the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
deprecated: false
hidden: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false