docker secret create
| Description | Create a secret from a file or STDIN as content |
|---|---|
| Usage | docker secret create [OPTIONS] SECRET [file|-] |
Swarm This command works with the Swarm orchestrator.
Description
Creates a secret using standard input or from a file for the secret content.
For detailed information about using secrets, refer to manage sensitive data with Docker secrets.
NoteThis is a cluster management command, and must be executed on a swarm manager node. To learn about managers and workers, refer to the Swarm mode section in the documentation.
Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
-d, --driver | API 1.31+ Secret driver | |
-l, --label | Secret labels | |
--template-driver | API 1.37+ Template driver |
Examples
Create a secret
$ printf "my super secret password" | docker secret create my_secret - onakdyv307se2tl7nl20anokv $ docker secret ls ID NAME CREATED UPDATED onakdyv307se2tl7nl20anokv my_secret 6 seconds ago 6 seconds ago Create a secret with a file
$ docker secret create my_secret ./secret.json dg426haahpi5ezmkkj5kyl3sn $ docker secret ls ID NAME CREATED UPDATED dg426haahpi5ezmkkj5kyl3sn my_secret 7 seconds ago 7 seconds ago Create a secret with labels (--label)
$ docker secret create \ --label env=dev \ --label rev=20170324 \ my_secret ./secret.json eo7jnzguqgtpdah3cm5srfb97 $ docker secret inspect my_secret [ { "ID": "eo7jnzguqgtpdah3cm5srfb97", "Version": { "Index": 17 }, "CreatedAt": "2017-03-24T08:15:09.735271783Z", "UpdatedAt": "2017-03-24T08:15:09.735271783Z", "Spec": { "Name": "my_secret", "Labels": { "env": "dev", "rev": "20170324" } } } ]